Speakers
Matthew Mark
World Gold Council
Head of Sales, Americas

Matt leads World Gold Council’s institutional investor engagement strategy for the Americas. In this role, he works closely with asset owners, asset managers, and consultants to deliver insights and analytics around gold’s attributes and portfolio impact.

A seasoned distribution executive, Matt has over 20 years of strategy, client development and management experience at category leading investment management organizations.

Prior to joining the World Gold Council, Matt was Head of ETF Relationship Management for Deutsche Asset Management, where he led cross-channel ETF distribution and strategy. He has also served as a member of the U.S. Distribution Leadership team at iShares when it was a part of Barclays Global Investors and then Blackrock.

Matt is a graduate of the University of Scranton with a Bachelor of Arts in finance and holds the series 7, 63, and 24 designations.

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