Quantitative Update
OCIO Usage and Trends
Institutional investors’ use of outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs) is expanding across several channels.

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Summary
The outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) model is growing in popularity as institutional investors look to enhance portfolio performance and/or alleviate resource constraints. Capturing quantitative feedback from our 4Q 2024 Institutional Investor Survey, Cerulli’s latest white paper explores the benefits and drawbacks of using an OCIO. Use this study to gauge how other institutional investors have approached the OCIO model across several measures, including:
Length of Relationships
How long do institutional investors retain their relationship with their providers?
Top Reasons for OCIO Adoption
Why is the OCIO model appealing to institutional investors and how are they measured?
Replacement Searches
How often are institutional investors replacing OCIOs and why?
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Christopher Swansey
Associate Director
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Christopher Swansey
Associate Director
Christopher is an associate director on the Institutional team where he supports multiple reports annually, including the annual outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) report, and various strategic consulting projects throughout the year. He also regularly contributes to The Cerulli Edge—Institutional Edition, The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Edition, and The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Monthly Product Trends.
Christopher was a Senior Analyst at Mercer working within their executive compensation practice before joining Cerulli in 2018.
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Michele Giuditta, CFA
Director
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Michele Giuditta, CFA
Director
Michele is a director of the Institutional practice and leads research for annual reports and strategic consulting engagements. She specializes in environmental, social, and governance investing and outsourced CIO research.
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, and held 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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Gloria Pais
Analyst
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Gloria Pais
Analyst
Gloria supports the firm’s institutional research efforts, assisting with data processing, analysis, and survey administration. She contributes to the production of multiple reports, as well as The Cerulli Edge—Institutional Edition. She supports the firm’s consulting efforts, advising clients on strategic initiatives and equipping them with tools needed to navigate the institutional asset management space. Gloria is currently a candidate for the CFA® Certificate in ESG Investing .
Gloria graduated from Salem State University with a degree in finance, where she worked on various strategic management team research reports focusing on conducting strategic group analysis and industry driving forces analysis.
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Brendan Powers, CFA
Director
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Brendan Powers, CFA
Director
Brendan is a member of Cerulli’s Product Development practice, which focuses on trends related to asset managers’ product development and management functions. This broadly includes assessing the opportunity for product development, evaluating emerging product trends, and understanding distribution and product positioning for investment products across retail and institutional channels.
Prior to joining Cerulli, Brendan worked as a Senior Client Associate at Eaton Vance Management, focusing primarily on the firm’s exchange funds.
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James Tamposi, CFA
Associate Director
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James Tamposi, CFA
Associate Director
James (Jack) is the lead author of The Cerulli Report—North American Institutional Markets and sets the agenda for The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Institutional Edition. Jack has led U.S. market entry strategy and U.S. institutional pricing optimization projects, supporting both foreign and domestic asset managers. During his time at Cerulli, he has contributed to reports across Cerulli’s suite of institutional research, focusing on topics such as insurance general accounts, outsourced chief investment officers, alternative investments, and U.S. subadvisory.
Prior to joining Cerulli, Jack worked as a Research Associate for Chatham Partners.
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Agnes Ugoji
Analyst
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Agnes Ugoji
Analyst
Agnes is a member of Cerulli's Institutional team. As an analyst, she assists with data processing, analysis, and survey administration. She contributes to the production of the Institutional Sales and Marketing report as well as The Cerulli Edge—Institutional Edition.
Prior to joining Cerulli, Agnes interned at Loomis Sayles & Company and completed a fellowship with the Dartmouth College Investment Office. During the pandemic, she contributed to COVID-19 research and data production for the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and the International Organization for Migration.
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