Diana Winalski Joins as Deputy CIO at EY Americas

Diana Winalski

Diana Winalski has joined EY Americas as deputy CIO. Winalski started her new role on July 28, she told CIO.  

Reporting to CIO Walter Kress, Winalski will assist in overseeing the firm’s qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, which hold $30 billion in assets.  

Carol Chan, who was the deputy CIO at EY until earlier this year, in May became the head of investments and CIO of retirement plans at the Inter-American Development Bank Group.  

Winalski was previously the deputy CIO of International Paper, where she also held the title of director of fixed income and defined contribution. She was previously a director of 401(k) investments at the Xerox Corporation, an investment consultant at Rocaton Investment Advisors and vice president, fixed income product manager at Wellington Management.  

“Diana’s deep institutional expertise, sedulous approach to manager selection and portfolio construction and forward-thinking framework to problem solving, will be invaluable as we continue to optimize and grow our retirement plan system,” Kress said in a statement. “Her commitment to innovation and her extensive network within the industry makes her an exceptional addition to our leadership team.” 

Winalski holds a bachelor of arts degree in finance and economics from Simmons University and an MBA in finance and marketing from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University.  

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