Role: Leadership Teams
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Matt Byron, CFA
Matt became chief operating officer on May 31, 2022, after spending 18 years as a member of NISA’s Portfolio Management Group. With more than 20 years of investment experience, including fixed income securities trading, he provides executive oversight of several key operating departments, including the back office, data solutions and information technology, and risk management.…
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Susan Gerard
Susan oversees NISA’s marketing and communications. She focuses on building broad, sustained recognition of NISA as a leader in institutional investing. In addition, Susan coordinates internal communications designed to further strengthen NISA’s mission, vision and values. Prior to joining NISA in 2022, Susan was chief marketing officer at Moneta, worked as an independent marketing consultant…
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Michael DeNorscia
Michael oversees the functions of NISA’s Operations Group, ranging from trade affirmation and settlement to reconciliation and corporate actions processing. Prior to joining NISA in December 2012, he spent over 20 years in the financial services industry in various operations and project management roles at firms including Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., JP Morgan…
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Rick Dolson, CFA, CIPM
Having joined NISA more than 25 years ago, Rick became chief compliance officer in 2019. He administers NISA’s compliance program, which includes both firm-wide policy compliance and management of firm regulatory requirements. Before becoming chief compliance officer, Rick was a senior manager in the Operations Group, where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of…
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Mark Folkins, CFA, CPA
With more than 35 years of experience, Mark provides executive oversight for various internal functions, including accounting and financial reporting, human resources and employee benefits, recruiting, payroll, business insurance and facilities, as well as enterprise project management and business analysis, and business process management. Prior to joining NISA in 2005, he was employed at CBIZ…
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Laurie Fournie, CPA
Laurie manages accounting, payroll, business insurance, facilities and the administrative staff. Prior to joining NISA in 2008, she spent 15 years at Aramark and ServiceMaster in various accounting roles. Laurie holds a B.S. in accounting from Valparaiso University.
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Scott Kane
Scott oversees strategy design and implementation of NISA’s proprietary software solutions and enterprise software architecture. Prior to joining NISA in 2019, he worked at Thomson Reuters, Scottrade and others. Scott earned a B.S. in computer science from Fontbonne University.
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Matt Kaplan, CFA, CISM, FRM
Matt develops and implements NISA’s risk management frameworks and strategy. Additionally, he oversees business continuity, cybersecurity and physical security for the firm. Prior to joining NISA in 2014, Matt worked at JP Morgan’s Private Bank and AllianceBernstein. He holds a B.S. in engineering from Rutgers University, an MBA from New York University Stern School of…
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Christopher Lehmuth
Christopher manages NISA’s Data Solutions Groups, spanning data architecture, engineering, governance, enterprise data strategy and master data management. He also helps guide the firm’s enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. Prior to joining NISA in 2025, Christopher worked at Turnberry Solutions, leading its data strategy and AI practice. Before joining Turnberry Solutions, he served as vice…
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Justin Roth, Esq.
Justin joined NISA in 2005. He reviews client and trade documentation, analyzes regulatory issues and performs other special projects for current and prospective initiatives. Justin earned a BSBA in finance from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. He is a member of the Missouri Bar.