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Our people

Meet the colleagues who make everything happen

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We are trusted partners. We are problem solvers. We are forward thinkers.
Together we help you invest for a better future.

Mark Makepeace

Mark Makepeace

Chief Executive Officer, Wilshire Indexes

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Andy Stewart

Andy Stewart

Chief Executive Officer, Wilshire

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Jason Schwarz

Jason Schwarz

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and President, Wilshire

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Scott Condron

Scott Condron

Chief Operating Officer

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Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Chief Financial Officer

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Leah Emkin

Leah Emkin

Chief Client Officer

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Josh Emanuel, CFA

Josh Emanuel, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

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Reza Ghassemieh

Reza Ghassemieh

Chief Benchmark Officer

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Lawrence Miller

Lawrence Miller

Chief Technology Officer

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Erin Simpson

Erin Simpson

Managing Director, Operations & Risk Management

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Paul Drake

Paul Drake

Managing Director, Chief Information Security Officer

"I am responsible for information security across the company, strengthening our information and cyber security capabilities and mitigating external risks to build a more resilient business for our employees and clients."
Samantha Walters

Samantha Walters

Senior Analyst, Operations

"I work alongside portfolio managers to ensure that clients are on track to reach their financial goals."
Andrew Steinberg

Andrew Steinberg

Senior Vice President, Relationship Management

“I help clients with the optimal management of their portfolios by developing and extracting actionable insight from the data and analytics produced by our risk and performance attribution engines.”
Ashley Smith-Roos

Ashley Smith-Roos

Senior Associate, Compliance

"I work to identify and manage regulatory risk by helping create, implement and monitor internal policies and procedures that allow Wilshire to function in a legal and ethical manner while also meeting our business goals and client needs.”
Brice Shirimbere

Brice Shirimbere

Assistant Vice President

“My job is about balancing risk and rewards by harnessing extensive industry to read between the lines and help clients meet future obligations and return expectations.”
Sekhar Reddy

Sekhar Reddy

Senior Vice President, Benchmarks

“I work closely with Research, Data Management and Application Development teams to deliver robust and scalable index platforms and products to add value to our business objectives.”
Jessica Nicosia

Jessica Nicosia

Senior Vice President

“I help clients create complete, outcome-oriented alternatives portfolios in structures that are customized to their specific needs.”
Omar Luna

Omar Luna

Assistant Vice President, Finance

"I work with our Accounting team to ensure that Wilshire’s external and internal financial reporting, tax filings and business license requirements are met."
Carrie Long

Carrie Long

Senior Associate, Benchmarks

“I uncover the insights behind the financial data using tools such as Excel, SQL, and Python.”
Qing Gu

Qing Gu

Senior Vice President, Risk

“I generate creative investment and trading strategies while designing and implementing risk and analytics systems."
Rebekah Chow

Rebekah Chow

Assistant Vice President, Investment Solutions

"I research fixed income asset managers and their products to understand how they might add value to our clients’ portfolios and help them meet their investment objectives."
Kai Chen

Kai Chen

Senior Vice President, Investment Solutions

“I help our team make better investment decisions with quantitative research that includes market signal analysis, systematic strategy design and alpha opportunity idea generation.”
Francisco Barajas

Francisco Barajas

Vice President, Technology

"I create cutting-edge innovative solutions while bringing a creative, open-minded and technology-focused perspective to look at investment challenges outside the box."
Ali Kazemi

Ali Kazemi

Managing Director, Client Solutions

“I like to take a deeper dive into our clients’ investments and help them formulate actionable, risk-based insights using a combination of 20 years of experience and Wilshire’s analytical systems.”

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