Anne Lester

Anne Lester is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Partners Group Holding AG. She is a member of the Client Oversight Committee, the Risk & Audit Committee and the Nomination & Compensation Committee. Her mandate is focused on driving forward Partners Group's bespoke private markets solutions for the Defined Contribution ("DC") pensions market. She has over 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles at JP Morgan Asset Management, most recently serving as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Retirement Solutions in the Multi-Asset Solutions division where she launched JPMorgan's SmartRetirement Target Date franchise. She also founded the Aspen Leadership Forum on Retirement Savings in conjunction with AARP and holds three patents for the design of a dynamic withdrawal investment process and for the evaluation of target date funds. Anne holds an Bachelor's degree in Politics from Princeton University, New Jersey, USA and a Master's in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, USA.