Christopher A. Levell, ASA, CFA, CAIA

Chris’ consulting career began in 1987, and he joined NEPC in 2005. He currently leads the Corporate Practice Group, consisting of the Corporate Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Practice Teams. In this role, he is responsible for directing the strategy and growth of the practices. He advises many clients on strategic asset allocation and led the development of risk budgeting, scenario forecasting and liquidity analysis at NEPC. Chris is also a member of the NEPC executive committee and a senior advisor for Liability-Driven Investment Advisory Group.

With his background as an actuary, Chris has significant experience in helping clients make strategic decisions on the coordination of asset allocation with plan design, contributions, and financial statements. He has assisted clients on over 200 asset-liability studies.

Prior to joining NEPC, Chris was a Principal with Mercer Investment Consulting, serving as a lead consultant as well as an asset-liability project consultant. In 1997, he was charged with developing Mercer’s US asset-liability modeling capability. Prior to joining Mercer in 1987, Chris was an actuarial analyst at Allstate Life Insurance Company.

Chris is a frequent speaker at conferences on pension strategy and co-authored a chapter in Positioning Pensions for the Twenty-First Century.

Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Conference of Actuaries. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations, and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society.