Innes McKeand

Innes McKeand is head of equities at USS Investment Management, the investment management arm of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. He is responsible for all of USS’s listed equities portfolios across developed and emerging markets and is a member of the asset allocation committee. In his role he focuses on longer-term themes (including responsible investment themes) that will enable USS to construct portfolios that provide attractive risk-adjusted returns relative to long-term liabilities. McKeand has over 30 years investment experience. He was previously head of equities at Australian Super, the largest superannuation scheme in Australia, where he was responsible for A$115 billion equities portfolio. During his tenure at AustralianSuper he built a substantial internal team and grew internally managed assets from zero to A$57 billion. Hiss previous roles include head of equities at Kames Capital, chief investment officer at AIB Investment Managers in Dublin, and chief investment officer at Scottish Life Assurance. He started his investment career as an analyst in US and emerging market equities. He holds degrees from Edinburgh and Stirling universities.