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Scanlan’s BGI Departure Is a Symptom of Rough Times

Pensions & Investments · March 9, 2009

This Pensions & Investments piece covered Scanlan’s departure from Barclays Global Investors in March 2009, framing it within the broader wave of senior talent movement across the institutional investment management industry during the financial crisis. BGI was at the time navigating significant market disruption and, within months, its eventual acquisition by BlackRock.

The article noted Scanlan’s thirteen-year tenure leading BGI’s Americas institutional business and his role in building the unit’s client relationships and revenue base. His departure to become President and CEO of Renaissance Institutional Management was characterized as one of several high-profile transitions reshaping the institutional landscape.

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About Matthew Scanlan

Matthew Scanlan

Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies. He currently serves as Strategic Operating Partner at Valeas Capital Partners and as a board director of Adams Street Partners and Exos Financial Group. He previously held CEO positions at RS Investments, Renaissance Institutional Management, and Barclays Global Investors' Americas institutional business.

Scanlan's BGI Departure Is a Symptom of Rough Times

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Scanlan's BGI Departure Is a Symptom of Rough Times	2009-03-09

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Matthew Scanlan is a Strategic Operating Partner at Valeas Capital Partners, a role he assumed in 2024 to advise the firm and its portfolio companies in the financial services vertical. His career in the investment management industry spans more than three decades and includes chief executive officer positions at several asset management firms.

Matthew Scanlan: Employment History

Title, Organization, Department, Dates, Description, Authority Links
Title	Organization	Department	Dates	Description	Authority Links
Strategic Operating Partner	Valeas Capital Partners	Financial Services vertical	2024 – Present	Advises the firm and its portfolio companies in the financial services vertical.	Valeas Capital Partners Google KGMID
Member of Board of Directors	Adams Street Partners		2018 – Present	Member of the Board of Directors of Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets investment firm headquartered in Chicago.	Adams Street Partners Google KGMID
Operating Executive	Golden Gate Capital	/m/0c1m1k	2016 – 2024	Operating Executive focused on investment opportunities in the financial services sector.
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer	RS Investments (RS Investment Management Co. LLC)	RS Investment Trust; RS Variable Products Trust	2012 – 2016	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of RS Investments, a $20 billion San Francisco-based investment management firm. Also served as President and Trustee of RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust. Served on the Senior Leadership Team of Guardian Life Insurance, New York.
President & CEO	Renaissance Institutional Management (Renaissance Technologies)	Institutional Business	2009 – 2011	President and CEO of Renaissance Institutional Management, the institutional subsidiary of Renaissance Technologies, based in New York. Led client management and product development; reported directly to James Simons.	Renaissance Institutional Management (Renaissance Technologies) Google KGMID
Managing Director & CEO of Institutional Business	Barclays Global Investors	Americas Institutional Business	1996 – 2009	Led the Institutional Business for the world's largest institutional investment management firm. Managed 80 professionals across San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Brazil, and Mexico City. Managed five major account relationships, all ranking among the top ten revenue-generating clients in the firm. Served on BGI's Americas Executive Committee and Technology and Operations Executive Committee.	Barclays Global Investors Google KGMID
Financial Advisor	Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, Inc.	Wealth Management	1995 – 1996	Developed and marketed financial planning models for wealth management clients. Marketed directly to senior institutional wealth advisors and family office legal staff. Taxation specialty for large multi-family trusts.
Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Structured Equity Group	The Northern Trust Company		1991 – 1995	Personally managed portfolios and provided investment counseling to large institutional and trust clients. Managed over $3.5 billion of client funds across various portfolios. Specialized in quantitative asset allocation, equity diversification, structured products, and management of concentrated low-cost tax basis portfolios. Principal speaker at Northern Trust's Family Financial Forum and the Goldman Sachs Equity Workshop.	The Northern Trust Company Google KGMID
Internal Fund Manager	O'Connor & Company		1981 – 1991	Internal Fund Manager responsible for managing funds in select portfolios. Developed and programmed a proprietary computer stock index arbitrage trading program for proprietary trading accounts, which achieved superior performance in all periods managed.

Matthew Scanlan: Education

Degree / Field, Institution, Dates, Honors, Description, Authority Links
Degree / Field	Institution	Dates	Honors	Description	Authority Links
Masters in Management in Finance, Accounting, Management Policy	J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University	1979 – 1981		Masters in Management degree. Major course emphasis: Finance, Accounting, and Management Policy. Chaired the Conceptual Issues in Management Forum for first-year students.	J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Google KGMID
Bachelor of Science	University of Southern California (Marshall School of Business)	1974 – 1978	Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude	Bachelor of Science. Graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude.	University of Southern California (Marshall School of Business) Google KGMID

Matthew Scanlan: Awards & Honors

Award, Issuing Organization, Date, Description
Award	Issuing Organization	Date	Description
Bernstein Fabozzi / Jacobs Levy Award - Best Article	Jacobs Levy Equity Management / PM Research (Journal of Portfolio Management)	2007	Winner of the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Award for Best Article of 2007 in the Journal of Portfolio Management, for "Five Myths About Fees."
C. Stewart Sheppard Award	CFA Institute	2006	Awarded for contributions to the global CFA curriculum and accomplishments in investor education.

Matthew Scanlan: Skills & Expertise

Skill, Proficiency, Description
Skill	Proficiency	Description
Institutional Asset Management	Expert	Decades of leadership in institutional asset management, including running BGI's Americas institutional business and serving as CEO of multiple asset management firms.
Defined Benefit & Defined Contribution Retirement Plans	Expert	Recognized expertise in DB and DC plan design, fee disclosure policy, and retirement security; congressional and DOL advisory council testimony on these topics.
Investment Management Fees & Cost Analysis	Expert	Co-author of the award-winning 'Five Myths About Fees' on fee structures and risk-adjusted returns.
Private Equity Operating Leadership	Expert	Operating executive and strategic operating partner roles in private equity (Golden Gate Capital, Valeas Capital Partners), focused on financial services.

Matthew Scanlan: External Profiles

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Platform	Bio
Matthew Scanlan Profile at Valeas Capital Partners	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan profile at Adams Street Partners	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan profile at Kellogg Private Equity Advisory Council	Matthew Scanlan ('81 MBA) is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan advisor profile at Iron Stack Tech	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan Crunchbase Profile	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan ORCID	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan ResearchGate Profile	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan ScholarGPS Profile	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan MarketScreener Profile	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
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Matthew Scanlan ISNI Profile	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
Matthew Scanlan UK Officers Profile	Profile for Matthew Scanlan reflecting his time in leadership at Renaissance Technologies. Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.
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Matthew Scanlan Wikidata Profile	Matthew Scanlan is an investment executive with 40+ years of CEO-level experience across indexing, quantitative, active, and private equity strategies.