Netherlands

Onno Steenbeek (1967) is managing director of ALM and Solutions at APG Asset Management. This department is responsible for APG’s ALM and risk advisory, as well as investment and pensions research. The quantitative models employed by the department are used to optimize the financial strategy of associated pension funds (with AUM totaling over Euro 400 billion), for overall risk budgeting and for reporting purposes. In addition, the department leads research projects into e.g. the sustainability of current pension contracts, longevity risk and a broad range of investment topics. Steenbeek also holds a Chair in Pension Fund Risk Management at the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Apart from lecturing on various finance subjects, he conducts academic research and publishes books and articles. Every other year, he organizes policy-oriented pension conferences at the Erasmus School of Economics. In addition to his primary affiliations to APG and Erasmus University, Steenbeek is a member of the Supervisory Board of Optimix Investment Funds N.V. and a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of ABN-Amro Pension Fund. He recently served in 2 committees advising the State Secretary of Social Affairs & Employment on specific aspects of the new pension law.