Rob Balkema

Mr. Robert Balkema, CFA, is a Senior Director & Head of Multi-Asset at Russell Investment Management LLC.
In this role, he manages Russell Investments’ fiduciary solutions mandates which integrate Russell Investments’ equity, fixed income, real asset and alternative capabilities globally.
He is tasked with creating strategic asset allocations for the portfolios, selecting active strategies or passive alternatives to populate asset classes and dynamically positioning the total portfolio in order to help clients achieve their objectives.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Balkema was a senior analyst in the investment process and risk group.
In this role, he focused on improving the measurement, evaluation and enhancement of Russell Investments’ portfolio management.
He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.