As Chief Investment Officer at Smart Pension, Paul is responsible for the overall strategic design and management of the Smart Pension Master Trust investment proposition. He is a member of the Trustee Investment Sub-committee, and also chairs the Scheme Strategy. Before joining Smart Pension in 2019, Paul was a Managing Director at BlackRock (and subsequently Aegon), leading their UK defined contribution workplace pension business. He has also held senior positions at Fidelity, AXA and PwC.