Jay Ions is an executive director in the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) Group, based in London with over 10 years’ experience working with pension schemes. He is a lead portfolio manager for outsourced and fiduciary managed multi-asset class portfolios for European institutional clients. Prior to joining the firm Jay worked as an LDI Solutions Manager at Schroders Investment Management where he focused on constructing, delivering and managing LDI mandates for a range of UK Pension Schemes. Before joining Schroders, Jay spent six years working as an investment consultant at Towers Watson, providing strategic investment advice for UK Pension Fund clients. Jay is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and received a Master in Physics from Oxford University.