Hello, I'm Ted Sides, and this is Capital Allocators.

This show is an open exploration of the people and process behind capital allocation.

Through conversations with leaders in the money game, we learn how these holders of the keys to the kingdom allocate their time and their capital.

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Today's sponsor insight features Melanie Pickett, Executive Vice President at Northern Trust, who's responsible for

leading the asset owner segment in the Americas. Melanie joined Northern Trust five years ago

to create its front office solutions business, which today works with $450 billion on the

platform across more than 40 asset owner clients.

Prior to Northern Trust, she spent six years as chief operating officer at Emory

University's investment office and over a decade rising to executive director in investment

operations at Morgan's Stanley.

Our conversation dives into Melanie's background, technology challenges in the investment office,

and her passion for addressing those challenges at Northern Trust.

We cover the evolution of Northern Trust business for asset owners, and Melanie's perspective

on trends in asset allocation, technology, performance and risk management, data science, and the future

of the business.

We are incredibly grateful to Melanie and Northern Trust for being a longtime sponsor of

the show and are eager to highlight their value to the institutional investment community.

I hope you enjoy the show, and if you do do this week, give yourself a break and don't

tell anyone about capital allocators. I appreciate all your effort and thanks for spreading the word.

Please enjoy my conversation with Melanie Pickett.

Melanie, great to see you. Good to see you, Ted. Well, why don't you take me back to your

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