Susan Mangiero

Education

Ph.D., finance, University of Connecticut; M.B.A., finance, New York University; M.A., economics, George Washington University

Summary of Experience

Dr. Mangiero has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of portfolio management, capital markets, financial risk control, and valuation. She often serves as a consultant to asset managers, banks, and institutional investors. She has provided expert testimony, conducted forensic analyses, calculated damages, and filed rebuttal reports in various litigations and arbitrations. In particular, she has addressed issues related to governance and performance of investments; breach of fiduciary responsibility; and investment prudence, risk, and valuation. Dr. Mangiero has testified before the ERISA Advisory Council, the OECD, and the International Organization of Pension Supervisors. She has evaluated trading practices and hedging strategies, reviewed benefit distributions, analyzed fees paid by pension plans to financial service providers, and quantified potential damages stemming from alleged mismanagement. Dr. Mangiero is the author of Risk Management for Pensions, Endowments, and Foundations, a primer on risk and valuation issues, with an emphasis on fiduciary responsibility and best practices. She has published more than 30 articles and book chapters, and she contributes to the syndicated blog Pension Risk Matters. She has been invited to speak at numerous conferences and workshops and has developed training programs for regulators, bankers, and investment professionals. Dr. Mangiero is a CFA charterholder, a certified Financial Risk Manager, a Certified Fraud Examiner, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst, and a Professional Plan Consultant.