Bing Waldert leads Cerulli’s U.S. Research team comprising seven research practices that cover all elements of the U.S. asset management, wealth management, and retirement markets. He has authored Cerulli reports on the wealth management industry, high-net-worth market, the annuity industry, and retirement markets. He is a frequent board-level and C-suite speaker and well-regarded industry thought leader. He has spoken in front of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), the Investments and Wealth Institute (IWI), and the Money Management Institute (MMI).

He has worked on client projects on emerging manager expansion strategies, independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), multi-family offices (MFOs), investment platforms, and the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) industry. In addition, he has advised multiple private equity firms on acquisitions in the wealth management space.

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Chris is a Director in Cerulli’s Retirement practice. He leads research and analysis that covers key aspects of the retirement industry, including defined contribution (DC) plan recordkeeping, DC plan investments, and the individual retirement account (IRA) market. His research examines market sizing, product adoption and utilization, the influence of advisors and consultants, participant behavior, and more. In this capacity, he regularly engages with key players in the retirement industry, including executives within recordkeepers and asset managers, investment consultants, and financial advisory firms. In addition, his team collects data and perspectives from plan sponsors and participants annually.

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Adam is a Senior Analyst in the Retirement practice, specializing in research and consulting related to the defined contribution (DC) industry, including defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) asset managers, target-date managers, DC investment consultants, recordkeepers, plan sponsors, and collective investment trusts (CITs). Adam is part of a dynamic team that develops insights and data related to the U.S. retirement industry.

Adam has led the quarterly U.S. Retirement Edge series and contributes to the Retirement team's annual reports. Before joining Cerulli, Adam was a business analyst at Fidelity Investments, responsible for quality control and process improvement in the beneficiary qualification division. Throughout his tenure at Fidelity, Adam served in multiple roles, including participant services with large client 401(k)s and pensions, as well as product training in the defined benefit (DB) space. Adam graduated from Bridgewater State University with a B.A. in History and later from Cardiff University with an M.A. in British History.

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As a survey manager, Molly supports all the U.S. research practices’ core survey needs. She assists in survey creation, data collection, and analysis for the Boston office. In addition to her work in the Wealth Management practice, Molly is also responsible for supporting survey processes related to consulting projects and carrying out daily interactions with research participants.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Molly was a Research Consultant at Cornell University. Her research focused on the education sector, where she studied the use of university resources to meet the needs of rural schools across New York State.

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Andrew is an Associate Director in the Wealth Management practice. He specializes in asset manager distribution strategies for products sold through financial advisors and is the author of The Cerulli Report—U.S. Intermediary Distribution. Before joining Cerulli Associates, he gained distribution experience at several firms, including Manulife John Hancock Investments. He also authored The Cerulli Report—U.S. Advisor Metrics, which explores trends in advisor practices, such as the use of investment products, client relationships, fees charged, and service offerings.

In his role, Andrew is also responsible for various strategic consulting engagements, focusing on key areas such as growth strategies, practice management, service expansion, M&A due diligence, product development, and distribution strategies.

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Brad is an Associate Analyst in the Wealth Management practice and is responsible for researching trends within the wealth management industry that impact broker/dealers.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Brad worked at Cartesian, where he provided consulting services to telecommunications, media, and technology companies.

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Stephen is a Associate Director in the Wealth Management practice where he leads research into the registered investment advisor (RIA) channels. As part of his research, he is the author of Cerulli’s U.S. RIA Marketplace report and has written on topics including private equity investment in RIAs and the role staff play in RIAs’ pursuit of scale.

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Asher is a Director in the Wealth Management practice, specializing in research and consulting related to high-net-worth investors and advisory firms, including multi-family offices, RIAs, broker/dealers, private banks, and trust companies. As the co-head of Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, Asher leads a team of analysts dedicated to developing data and insights to support Cerulli’s published research and consulting business. In his role, Asher is also responsible for leading various strategic consulting engagements, focusing on key areas including growth strategies, practice management, service expansion, M&A due diligence, product development, and distribution strategies.

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As an analyst on the Retirement team, Elizabeth supports research on the defined contribution (DC) and individual retirement account (IRA) markets and provides quantitative support to Cerulli’s annual reports and Edge series.

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Thomas V. Ciampi is the founder and director of Latin Asset Management, with whom Cerulli Associates has a strategic relationship for coverage of the Latin American asset management marketplace.

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Hannah is an analyst in the Wealth Management practice at Cerulli, specifically working in Managed Accounts. She contributes to the Managed Accounts annual report and The Cerulli Edge series, providing quantitative support to both.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Hannah worked as a Finance Analyst at Audley Travel, where she provided analysis for improvement of business processes, sales metrics, and employee productivity measures. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Data Analysis.

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Michele is a director in the Institutional practice, specializing in research and consulting related to institutional investors and third-party allocators, including defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, investment consultants, and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs). As the co-head of Cerulli’s Institutional practice, Michele leads research for annual reports and strategic consulting engagements. During her tenure at Cerulli, Michele’s research has covered topics including investment consultants and OCIOS, responsible investing, alternative investments, and institutional distribution trends.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Michele worked at Cambridge Associates as an Associate Director in the Client Relationship Management Group. Additionally, she worked at Manulife Asset Management in the Institutional Investment Sales & Services Group, holding roles in Product Management and Client Relationship Management. She began her career as an analyst in the Investment Policy & Research Group at John Hancock.

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As an associate survey analyst, Delaney supports the Boston office's core survey needs. She assists with survey creation and review, and data analysis.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Delaney interned at a research lab at the University of Delaware, assisting in research related to child learning and development. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a major in Psychology and a minor in Statistical Data Analytics.

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Chayce is an Associate Director in the Wealth Management practice and is the lead author of the annual High-Net-Worth and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Markets report. He also helps lead the annual Private Banks and Bank Trust Companies report as well as the quarterly Cerulli Advisor Edge. Chayce specializes in research and consulting related to high-net-worth investors and advisory firms, including multi-family offices, RIAs, broker/dealers, private banks, and trust companies, as well as the asset management providers that serve these investors and intermediaries.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Chayce worked in enterprise data governance, geopolitical research, and commercial banking at multiple global financial institutions.

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Sally is a member of Cerulli's Product Development practice, providing data aggregation and analysis for the team across various investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments. As an associate analyst, Sally assists in the research and development of Cerulli’s cyclical market reports.

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Andrew is an analyst on the Wealth Management team, providing quantitative analysis for the U.S. Advisor Metrics and U.S. RIA Marketplace annual reports. He primarily supports Cerulli's financial advisor research and data collection processes. He also contributes to The Cerulli Edge series, as well as various consulting engagements related to the financial advisor marketplace.

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Kevin is a Senior Analyst within Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, focusing on trends in distribution strategies, advisor product use, and portfolio construction.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Kevin worked at Columbia Threadneedle Investments as a Consultant on the Strategic Beta ETF team. In his career, he has over 15 years of experience working with financial advisors in the wirehouse, independent broker/dealer, and RIA channels at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Russell Investments, and Putnam Investments.

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Michael is an analyst in the Wealth Management practice at Cerulli, specifically working in Managed Accounts. He is a contributor to the U.S. Managed Accounts annual report and The Cerulli Edge series, providing quantitative and qualitative analyses. He also supports various consulting projects within the Wealth Management practice.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Michael started his career as a financial analyst at Granite Telecommunications where he created quote proposals and developed special pricing analyses in response to customer needs.

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John specializes in investor trends and behaviors across different provider and advisory relationships. He contributes to The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Retail Investor Edition series and two annual reports, as well as providing quantitative and qualitative analyses for multiple practices and consulting engagements.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, John was an assistant at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, researching philanthropic habits among ultra-high-net-worth Chinese and American benefactors.

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As an Analyst on the Wealth Management team, Olivia supports research within the wealth management industry that impacts the broker/dealer and RIA industry.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Olivia worked at Franklin Templeton as a Retirement Plan Consultant. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Business Administration with a focus in Finance.

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Gloria is a Research Analyst in the Institutional practice, specializing in research and consulting related to institutional investors—including defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, healthcare organizations—and third-party allocators, such as consultants and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs).

She contributes initiatives and the Institutional Investor Research Collaborative (IIRC), which provides asset owners with intelligence to equip investment leaders with research to the production of three annual reports and The Cerulli Edge—Institutional Edition.

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Brendan is co-head of Cerulli’s Product Development and Institutional practices.

The Product Development practice focuses on trends related to asset managers’ product strategy, development, and management functions. This broadly includes assessing the opportunity for product line expansion, evaluating emerging product trends, assessing optimal pricing strategy, and understanding distribution and product positioning for investment products across retail and institutional channels.

The Institutional practice specializes in research and consulting related to institutional asset owners, including defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and healthcare organizations as well as third-party allocators including consultants and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs).

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Andrew is an Associate Analyst on the Wealth Management team at Cerulli, specifically in Wealth Management Technology. As an Associate Analyst, Andrew contributes to the State of U.S. Wealth Management Technology report and supports strategic research and consulting engagements in the WealthTech sector.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Andrew interned at Equitable Advisors and Cabot Risk Strategies. He graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and minors in Finance and German.

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Michael is a director within Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, where he researches key elements of the wealth management industry, with an emphasis on broker/dealers and wealth management technology. In this capacity, he regularly engages with constituents across the wealth management ecosystem, including retail investors, financial advisors, and executives within wealth management, asset management, and technology firms, in order to support Cerulli’s market research initiatives.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Michael spent eight years working as a financial advisor, providing comprehensive wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families. Prior to his role as a financial advisor, Michael served as a research analyst for IDC, where he was responsible for researching trends within the technology industry and advising senior business executives on product strategy.

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As an analyst on the Retirement team, Mackenzey supports research on defined contribution and individual account markets and provides quantitative support to the annual reports and Cerulli Edge series.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Mackenzey interned at Hologic, Inc., and Wheel It Forward. She graduated summa cum laude from Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and minors in Applied Statistics and Marketing.

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Noah is an analyst on the Wealth Management team, where he supports research on distribution strategies for retail asset management products sold through financial advisors, advisor product use, and portfolio construction trends. He also assists on custom consulting projects within the Wealth Management practice.

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Daniil is a Director in Cerulli’s Product Development practice, which focuses on trends related to asset managers’ product strategy, development, and management functions. This broadly includes assessing the opportunity for product line expansion, evaluating emerging product trends, assessing optimal pricing strategy, and understanding distribution and product positioning for investment products across retail and institutional channels.

Relying on industry surveys and interviews with a wide variety of industry stakeholders, Daniil seeks to deliver insights through Cerulli’s published research, consulting engagements, and presentations.

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As the Senior Director of Advice Relationships, Scott leads Cerulli's coverage of fee-based managed accounts and investors' engagement preferences. With more than 25 years of wealth management experience, Scott adds valuable context and perspective in assisting Cerulli's clients with optimizing their advisors' and investors' platform experiences, given the evolving demand for financial advice.

During his tenure at Cerulli, Scott’s research and consulting work has covered the full spectrum of wealth management topics, from product development and wholesale distribution to portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

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Christopher is an associate director on the institutional team where he leads the annual Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) report and supports various strategic consulting projects throughout the year. He has previously led the annual Institutional Markets and Insurance General Accounts reports. He also leads the Institutional Investor Research Collaborative (IIRC), a research effort focused on connecting with and learning from institutional investors.

Christopher was a Senior Analyst at Mercer working within their executive compensation consulting practice before joining Cerulli in 2018.

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James (Jack) is an Associate Director in the Institutional practice, specializing in research and consulting related to institutional asset owners – including defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and healthcare organizations – and third-party allocators such as consultants and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs). Having contributed to reports across Cerulli’s suite of institutional research, he is the lead author of Cerulli’s North American Institutional Markets report, and he leads a team of analysts dedicated to developing data and insights to support Cerulli’s published research and consulting business. Supporting the firm’s consulting business, Jack has led institutional market entry strategy and pricing optimization projects for U.S. and non-U.S. asset managers.

Jack serves as President and Treasurer for the Massachusetts Air & Space Museum, a non-profit focused on fostering education through the preservation of aviation history. Prior to joining Cerulli, Jack worked as a Research Associate for Chatham Partners.

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Agnes is an Analyst in the Institutional practice, specializing in research and consulting related to institutional investors—including defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, healthcare organizations—and third-party allocators, such as consultants and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs).

As an analyst, she supports data processing, analysis, and survey management. She contributes to the Institutional Distribution Dynamics, North American Institutional Markets, and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer reports, as well as The Cerulli Edge—Institutional Edition.

Matt is a member of Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, specializing in research across the high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth investor markets, including private banks, trust companies, RIAs, and multi-family offices. As an analyst, Matt provides support to the firm’s high-net-worth research team, assisting in the production of two annual reports and a variety of strategic consulting projects.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Matt worked as a financial analyst within Goldman Sachs’ multi-family office, based in Saratoga Springs. He graduated from the University at Albany with a degree in Economics.

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Jared is responsible for global sales, business development, and client service, including oversight of and coordination with the marketing team.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Jared worked as an equity analyst at Baring Asset Management, where he was responsible for the U.S. Utilities sector and also contributed to the U.S. Industrials sector. Prior to Barings, Jared spent two years at State Street Bank.

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Maeve is responsible for relationship management, sales, and business development in the U.S., and is focused on partnering with clients to determine how to best match their business objectives with Cerulli resources.

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Jeremy specializes in sales and account management. He serves as the primary or secondary relationship manager for nearly half of Cerulli’s clients. As part of his sales and relationship management duties, he ensures clients have a complete understanding of the breadth and depth of Cerulli’s research and consulting capabilities. In addition to his three years on the Account Management team, Jeremy spent one year as an Associate Analyst in the Wealth Management practice.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Jeremy got his start in financial services on the service desk at Pioneer Investments. He honed his client service skills at Building Engines, Inc, a SaaS provider for Commercial Real Estate.

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As an associate director, Mason’s responsibilities include relationship management, sales, and business development for Cerulli’s U.S. clients.

Mason has several years of industry experience, having worked at Eaton Vance and Columbia Threadneedle before joining Cerulli Associates. While at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Mason was a Regional Sales Director covering the RIA channel.

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Drew’s responsibilities focus on client management, sales, and business development for Cerulli’s U.S.-focused product lines.

Drew spent eight years at John Hancock where he held a number of roles including Internal Wholesaler, College Savings Director, and Group Account Manager. Previously, Drew spent three years at Evergreen Investments in customer service and institutional sales positions.

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Karleen oversees the marketing department at Cerulli. Her responsibilities includes international campaign development and management, press relations, brand awareness, and events. She works closely with the account management team and the research practices to maximize opportunities to capture and retain clients.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Karleen was director of marketing at Vestmark. Previous to her time at Vestmark, she worked in marketing management positions at several other financial technology firms such as SS&C, DST, and StatPro. In her free time, Karleen enjoys spending time with her children, running, and teaching spin classes.

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As creative director, Rich is responsible for further progressing the Cerulli Associates brand identity and establishing a cohesive look and feel across all touchpoints. Rich most recently held positions at CoxReps and Liberty Mutual, where he led the redesign and production of Liberty’s recruiting/hiring initiatives and created the company-wide illustration design system.

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As a graphic designer with a digital and print background, Leigh is responsible for designing a variety of Cerulli deliverables. She ensures a cohesive look and feel across all touchpoints, and designs assets including whitepapers, presentations, social media, and email collateral in collaboration with our Marketing Team.

Education
Syracuse University (Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum laude)
Massachusetts College of Art & Design (graphic design certificate)

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As a senior marketing associate, Devon is responsible for press briefings, liaising closely with reporters and Cerulli analysts to fulfill data and research requests. In addition, she leads Cerulli’s marketing operations, which includes ensuring research is efficiently distributed to all clients, administering all virtual events, and pioneering Cerulli’s social media efforts.

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As marketing manager, Emily is responsible for the development and distribution of Cerulli’s marketing campaigns. She works closely with the analyst team to produce new marketing materials that highlight Cerulli’s research, including press releases, email campaigns, and client communications.

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Judy heads the U.S. Editorial team, playing a key role in editing U.S. content, monitoring workflow, and maintaining quality control. Judy began her tenure at Cerulli Associates as the Editor of The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Edition.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Judy was Vice President and Director of Securities Research at the Securities Industry Association (now SIFMA) in New York. Formerly, Judy worked at Deloitte Consulting in New York.

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Jen is primarily responsible for the integrity of data and data presentation across all U.S. publications and presentations. She oversees the development and execution of Cerulli’s interactive data platform, including Interactive Report Dashboards (IRDs). She works closely with Cerulli’s data team, collaborating on dashboard visualization, data automation projects, and data strategy. Jen began her tenure at Cerulli Associates as an analyst focusing on managed accounts.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Jen worked as a Business Analyst at BTM Capital Corp. Her responsibilities included assisting in the operational aspects of system administration and providing ongoing quality assurance analysis on data related to multiple groups in the operations department. 

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Dave oversees the editorial production process for The Cerulli Report series and The Cerulli Edges and contributes articles to the U.S. and Global Edge publications. He also supports Cerulli’s marketing and design team, including writing and editing white papers, reviewing press releases, website copy, social media, videos, and promotional media.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Dave produced and edited content for a variety of websites, publishing companies, and media developers.

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Cheryl is a Senior Editor, managing The Cerulli Edge series and contributing articles to the monthly U.S. Asset and Wealth Management Edition. Prior to joining Cerulli, Cheryl enjoyed a 20+ career in newspaper journalism that included business editing roles with The Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and Gannett. She has spent the last decade in a variety of editorial and marketing roles, including Editor-in-Chief for a medical publishing company, Senior Vice President of Content for a national magazine publisher, and marketing roles at State Street Corp. and Stop & Shop Cos.

Outside of work, Cheryl is an elected town official on the Board of Library Trustees, a trustee of her house of worship, a singer, and a Registered Yoga Teacher.

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As associate director of production management at Cerulli, Eric is responsible for the layout, trafficking, production, and post-production of all Cerulli publications. He oversees the entire production process from start to finish in all three Cerulli offices and acts as the liaison from the editorial team to the marketing team, as well as to the internal design team. Eric works closely with the analysts to ensure their ideas come alive in each publication with infographics and enhanced exhibits. He also works along side the data team as a design consultant on all Interactive Report Dashboards (IRDs).

He is veteran of The United States Navy, serving aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego and Virginia Beach as an Aerographer’s Mate (Naval Aviation Weather Forecaster).

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Alexandra was the first employee in Human Resources at Cerulli and she was tasked with building out the function. Her main HR responsibilities include recruiting, onboarding, performance management, organizational development, employee relations, and benefits administration. Alexandra is also responsible for managing the outsourced Managed Services Function, as well as managing the Finance Function.

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As the senior HR coordinator, Caroline assists with all Human Resources functions such as recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, event planning, and benefits administration. Caroline is also responsible for managing the Cerulli Associates Intranet page and office administration.

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Michelle is responsible for all aspects of the Finance function, including receivables, payables, payroll, 401(k) administration, budgets, and financial reporting.

Prior to joining Cerulli, Michelle served as a Senior Project Accountant for a Boston area development/property management firm for twenty years as the sole member of the Accounting department, where she focused on all accounting functions through financial statements, job costing, and system and procedural improvements. She has also held accounting management positions in various industries such as software, public utilities, and insurance.

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George has been with Cerulli Associates since summer 2020 and provides a vital role in the overall health and well-being of everyone in the company.

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