Celene has been advising clients on pension scheme investment and financing matters for over two decades. Prior to joining Buck, she specialised in providing corporate investment advice to sponsors of DB pension schemes with a global consultancy firm. She has also spent time on the provider side as Global Head of Pensions at Moodys Analytics which provides asset and economic risk modelling expertise to pension investment consultancies, banks, insurers and asset managers. During Celene’s career, she has advised a portfolio of defined benefit and defined contribution pension scheme clients ranging from c£30m to £6 billion on investment strategy, manager selection, liability hedging, bulk annuity purchase, dynamic derisking strategies and DC default design. She also has leadership responsibilities within the firm. A frequent speaker at key industry events, Celene provides thought leadership in the design of investment strategy for pension schemes and has been on the judging panel for the Pension and Investment Provider Awards (run by the FT) since 2017. Celene is a qualified actuary and the former chair of the National Association of Pension Fund North London Group. A strong believer in giving back to the Profession, she serves as a Board Member on the Finance & Investment Practice for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.