Mike's investment career began in 1998, and he joined NEPC in 2007. Mike works primarily with defined benefit, VEBA, defined contribution and foundation portfolios of corporate clients. In support of his client relationships, Mike is responsible for overall plan design and asset allocation, manager selection and performance monitoring as well as asset and liability studies in conjunction with risk budgeting. Prior to joining NEPC, Mike was a Registered Client Associate within the Merrill Lynch Institutional Consulting Group. While there he supported two consultants in the four main areas of the institutional consulting relationship; investment policy statements, asset allocation studies,