MODERN MPS
SOLUTIONS
Meet the Investment Team
Pacific’s Model Portfolio Solutions are managed by the highly experienced Pacific Multi-Asset Investment team.
Led by Chief Investment Officer, Will Bartleet, and Chief Sustainability Officer and Portfolio Manager, Will Thompson, the team have substantial and in-depth industry experience across multi-asset, equities, fixed income and absolute return investing.
Will Bartleet
Chief Investment Officer
Will is the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Pacific’s range of multi-asset funds. Prior to joining Pacific, he worked at HSBC Asset management for 17 years, most recently as Portfolio Manager of a $5bn range of multi-asset funds. He was also the Chairman of their Tactical Asset Allocation Committee, responsible for the tactical positioning of HSBC’s $30bn wealth business.
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Will Thompson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Will Thompson is the Portfolio Manager for PAM’s Sustainable Multi-Asset Solutions and part of the Multi-Asset Investment team as well as the Chief Sustainability Officer. Prior to joining PAM in 2020, Will was a Senior Portfolio Manager in the UK Multi-Asset team within HSBC AMG. Will was responsible for running the World Selection, Global Strategy and Multi-Asset Sustainable fund ranges with total AUM of $14bn. Will holds a BA (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Durham University and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Ross Wright
Head of Direct Indexing and Quantitative Investments
Ross Wright is Head of Direct Indexing and Quantitative Investments and joined Pacific in June 2021. Ross, who spent over 15 years at Deutsche Bank between 2003-18 in various senior trading roles, played a pivotal role in the rapid expansion of the bank’s award-winning Fund Derivatives business, helping create a robust, risk-controlled infrastructure. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2003 he spent six years at UBS, establishing the firm’s fund derivatives trading platform. Ross holds a PhD in Mathematics from Imperial College London.
Lou Cucciniello
Head of Diversifying Assets and co-manager of Risk Premia
Louis is Head of Diversifying Assets at Pacific. Prior to joining in 2016, Louis worked at Deutsche Bank for 10 years, most recently as the Managing Director and the Global Head of Multi- Asset Trading where he created, traded and managed over $5bn of risk premia strategies. In this role, Louis and his team developed and managed quantitative alternative investments.
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Chris Smith
Investment Solutions & Analytics Manager
Chris is an Investment Solutions & Analytics Manager at Pacific. Prior to joining Pacific in 2021, he spent over 8 years at GAM Investments where he was responsible for the oversight of all fixed income trading activity relating to the Fixed income portfolio businesses for all asset classes. Prior to that he spent 4 years at J.P. Morgan in various operational roles. Chris has a B.A in Business Studies from Bournemouth University.
Laura Robins
Senior Investment Analyst
Laura is an Senior Investment Analyst and joined Pacific in 2020 when Parallel Investment Management became part of the PAM Group. Laura provides fund selection analysis, performance attribution, and asset allocation for Pacific’s multi-asset solutions range. Prior to joining Parallel in 2013 Laura worked as part of the client services administration team with investment trading platform provider, Novia Financial plc.
Joseph Watson
Platform and Portfolio Reporting Analyst
Joe joined Pacific in 2024 as a Platform and Portfolio Reporting Analyst, having recently graduated and interned in the Financial Technology space. Joe holds a BSc in Economics from Cardiff University and an MSc in Finance from Durham University.
Lucian De Boinville
Investment Analyst
Lucian is an Investment Analyst specialising in ESG analytics and research. Lucien was previously Research Manager at Valuation Investors (a Global ESG Equity Fund Manager); responsible for portfolio construction, company valuations & portfolio analysis. Prior to that he worked at Close Brothers AM as a Financial Analyst on the Socially Responsible Investment team.
Ramon Varela
Sustainability & Project Lead
Ramon joined Pacific in 2025 after two years in sustainability consulting, following a 2023 internship with the firm. He holds an MSc in Climate Change from the University of Leeds and previously earned a double degree in Law and International Relations in the Basque Country.
Meet the IPX Team
Pacific’s Model Portfolio Solutions are assisted by the IPX technology team. Creating technology solutions to benefit our partners, their clients and the industry.
Edvardas Moseika
Quantititve Analyst
Edvardas is a Quantitative Analyst at Pacific and joined the business in January 2023 when Dominion appointed PAM as an investment advisor to Dominion’s range of funds. Prior to joining Pacific, Edvardas worked at Dominion since 2014. Before his tenure at Dominion, he was employed at European Central Bank in the Financial Research Division.