
Over his 30-year career, Ivan Illán has raised and/or managed over $1B AUM at Fortune 500 and startup investment management firms. He is a Forbes thought leader and bestselling For Dummies personal finance author. Inspired by his late grandfather’s career as a leading economist, Ivan began investing at age 13. As Founder, CIO & Head of Research, he leads the AWAIM Investment Committee’s global macroeconomic forecast and asset allocation decision-making on its ACGM Total Portfolio Solutions Suite. Ivan’s economic and capital markets commentary frequently appears in business media around the world. He is Member, CFA Institute; Member, American Economic Association, MCSI, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (UK), and MHKSI, Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. Ivan holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and Certified Fund Specialist (CFS®) credentials and earned a B.S. in Finance and a B.A. in Philosophy from Boston College.


