Christopher Chung, CFA, Director, is the Head of Asset Allocation and Custom Strategies for LifePath. Mr. Chung's service dates back to 2008, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. As a Senior Portfolio Manager within the Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) group Mr. Chung is responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of multi-asset Defined Contribution and 529 strategies.

At BGI, he was a portfolio manager within the BlackRock Multi-Asset Client Solutions (BMACS) Group focusing on the development and implementation of both target-date and college savings strategies. Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Chung was a Senior Manager within the Portfolio Management and Analytics Group at American Express. Mr.Chung started his career as a research professional at the Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO) in Montreal, Canada.

Mr. Chung earned a BBE degree in financial economics from Brock University and a MA degree in economics from Concordia University. Mr. Chung is a CFA charterholder.

Lisa O'Connor, Managing Director, is the Global Head of Model Portfolio Solutions and the Deputy CIO for Solutions. The Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) team is the investment group at the heart of BlackRock's portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem. MASS draws on the full toolkit of BlackRock's index, factor, and alpha-seeking investment capabilities to deliver precise investment outcomes and cutting-edge alpha insights. MASS constructs active asset allocation strategies and whole portfolio solutions across a wide spectrum of commingled funds, separate accounts, model portfolios, and outsourcing solutions in the wealth and institutional channels.

Prior to joining BlackRock in April 2017 - Ms. O'Connor served as the Head of Global Portfolio Management for SSGA's Global Macro fund. The fund utilized both proprietary quantitative and fundamental strategies for alpha generation.

Before SSGA - Ms. O'Connor was at Mellon Capital Management for fourteen years where she worked extensively in the development and management of quantitative investment strategies. Her last role at Mellon Capital was leading the active fixed income team, with investment strategies ranging from hedge funds to actively managed ETFs. She served as a Senior Portfolio Manager for both the Mellon Global Opportunity Hedge Fund and the Mellon Global Fixed Income Hedge Fund. Ms. O'Connor was named one of the 50 leading women in hedge funds by the Hedge Fund Journal in 2015.

Greg Savage, CFA, Managing Director, is the Head of the Americas Index Asset Allocation team within BlackRock's ETF and Index Investment Group. He is responsible for overseeing the management of the LifePath Target Date Funds as well as a wide range of fund of funds for both Institutional and Defined Contribution clients. Previously, Greg was the Head of iShares Equity Portfolio Management team within BlackRock's Index Equity team where he was responsible for overseeing the management of the Americas listed iShares equity funds.

Mr. Savage's service with the firm dates back to 1999, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI he was a senior portfolio manager and team leader in the iShares Index Equity Portfolio Management Group and was previously a transition manager in the Transition Management Group. Prior to BGI, Mr. Savage worked at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) from 1997 to 1999 in various roles.

Mr. Savage earned a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1994.

Paul Whitehead, Managing Director, is the Deputy Head of Index Equity Investments with responsibility for Global Index Asset Allocation, Transition Management (TRIM), and Americas Portfolio Management within BlackRock’s Global Markets & Index Investments (“BGM”).

Mr. Whitehead's service with the firm dates back to 1996, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Prior to assuming his current role , Mr. Whitehead was Global Head of Equity Trading, Global Head of Transition Management and Head of Americas Equity Trading. Previously, he managed the trading team responsible for all Institutional Index funds, Exchange Traded funds, and Transition Management mandates.

Mr. Whitehead earned a BS degree in economics at the University of Colorado in 1993.