What Happened?
Philadelphia, PA-based Public Financial Management has Appointed Kerry Benson as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
The greatest asset that PFM Group offers clients is the unparalleled expertise of our professionals. As a firm, we are distinguished by having highly experienced individuals who have specialized in serving the needs of municipal finance officers and institutional investors for many years. On the Financial Advisory side, Public Financial Management, Inc. is staffed with individuals possessing intimate knowledge of their field of specialization, whether it be healthcare, higher education, transportation, school finance, or many other areas. At the same time, these individuals are supported by PFM's extensive resources in debt and credit structuring and management. PFM Asset Management LLC clients are supported by an engagement team consisting of portfolio managers, trading assistants, consultants, analysts and client representatives. All clients benefit from the coordinated efforts of an engagement team combining both local knowledge and experience and our deep resources nationwide. This team approach provides clients with close personal attention while leveraging PFM's broad reach in the industry.
About the Person
Kerry Benson serves as Managing Director and Chief Information Officer for The PFM Group. He is responsible for overseeing all firm-wide information technology activities and resources, including infrastructure management, telecommunications and networks, system security plans, facilities, business continuity and disaster recovery applications development, project management, business process reengineering, outsourcing, marketing support, and auxiliary operations. He chairs PFM’s Technology committee, which plays an active role in shaping the firm’s long-term technology strategy. For more than 25 years, Mr. Benson has worked in the Information Technology field. Prior to joining PFM, he spent six years as a Vice President in the Global Technology Services division for State Street Corporation. In that position, he was responsible for managing a full-service IT organization that provided mutual fund accounting and fund administration services for over $250 billion in assets for BlackRock. Prior to joining State Street, Mr. Benson spent six years at Deloitte Consulting, rising to the level of Senior Manager. While at Deloitte, he worked with clients in the Financial Services, Public Sector, Healthcare, and Manufacturing industries, providing systems integration, project and program management, strategy, and business process reengineering consulting services. Mr. Benson has a MBA in Finance from New York University, Stern Business School and BBA from Bernard M. Baruch College. He is a recipient of the 2011 Philadelphia Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award.
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