Asset and Risk Allocation CIO & Head Economist, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Todd Mattina, PhD is SWIB’s Head Economist, Asset & Risk Allocation CIO. Before joining SWIB, Todd was the Senior Vice President, Chief Economist, and Co-Lead of the Multi-Asset Strategies Team at Mackenzie Investments, located in Toronto. This role included supporting multi-asset and currency strategies by building proprietary investment models and assessing the investment implications of expected macroeconomic conditions. Todd also contributed to the design and implementation of new investment programs, ranging from alternatives to multi-asset portfolios. He also led production of Mackenzie’s annual report on Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, which covers over twenty public and private asset classes, long-term expected currency valuations, and the global macroeconomic outlook. Prior to this role, Todd was Vice President of Portfolio Construction, Chief Strategist and Chief Economist at Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO). He also served as the Chief Strategist and Economist of Asset Allocation and Alternatives at Mackenzie Investments. Earlier in his career, Todd worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. as a Deputy Division Chief, where he focused on macro-fiscal policy. He has also worked as a Portfolio Manager of Emerging Market Currencies at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and contributed to investment models in the G-10 currency, cross-country equity selection and tactical asset allocation strategies.
Todd holds a PhD in Economics (International Macroeconomics & Finance) from Queen’s University in Ontario, an MA in Economics from the University of British Colombia in Vancouver, and a bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University. Todd currently serves as a Board Trustee of Queen’s University and Chair of the Queen’s Investment Committee.