Ascensus CEO and leadership

As President and CEO of Ascensus, David is responsible for leading execution of the firm’s overall corporate strategy as well as overseeing all facets of its Retirement, FuturePlan, Government Savings, and Health & Benefits lines of business. He has more than 30 years of experience in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries. Prior to joining Ascensus, David was president of Great-West Investments. He earned a master’s degree in finance and international business from NYU, Stern School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from The College of William and Mary.

Mr. Bob Guillocheau is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Ascensus and is based in United States.

Carl oversees the planning, development, and execution of Ascensus’ marketing to support its delivery of a best-in-class client experience. He joined Ascensus in 2018, bringing broad domestic and international industry and consulting experience, including tech, automotive, healthcare, energy, tourism, and financial services. Carl has an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Cornell University.

Senior leader with a track record of delivering results in challenging and high-growth environments. Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of business processes, planning and analysis, global capital markets, public and private financing, corporate communications, investor relations, developing and managing relationships with shareholders, directors and Wall Street analysts. Proven ability to build out high performing teams with a laser-focus on maximizing value.

Jim oversees Ascensus’ service and operations area, which spans all locations and business lines within the areas of service, operations, integration, facilities, and project management. His 30+ years of experience includes service and operations leadership roles within the defined contribution, defined benefit, health, and retail segments. Jim earned his bachelor’s degree in management from Lesley University.

John joined Ascensus in 2004 and is responsible for Information Technology. His 20 years of financial services and banking experience includes time spent at Bank One (JP Morgan Chase) and Advanta. He has also held senior IT roles at UPS and a management consulting firm. John holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Rutgers University.

Alex Petrow is a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Ascensus, VP of Information Security and Compliance at Ascensus, and member at InfraGard and is based in Dresher, Pennsylvania. He has worked as Director of Information Security at Ascensus and Manager at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). Alex attended Bryant University between 1999 and 2003.

Edwin J. Twomey is a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Ascensus and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. He has worked as Project Manager, Product Development/Production Support at Upromise Investments Inc; Sr. Director, Operational Risk Management at Ascensus; and Manager, Internal Audit and IT Risk Management at Upromise Investments Inc. Edwin studied at Assumption College.

As President and CEO of Ascensus, David is responsible for leading execution of the firm’s overall corporate strategy as well as overseeing all facets of its Retirement, FuturePlan, Government Savings, and Health & Benefits lines of business. He has more than 30 years of experience in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries. Prior to joining Ascensus, David was president of Great-West Investments. He earned a master’s degree in finance and international business from NYU, Stern School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from The College of William and Mary.

Mr. Bob Guillocheau is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Ascensus and is based in United States.