Ryan Taylor, Schroders
Ryan Taylor
Head of UK DC Clients
Schroders

Ryan has worked in the DC Pension marketplace for over 30 years and has gained experience in all aspects of the industry. He joined Schroders in 2015 as a UK Institutional Client Director and is focused on building and developing relationships with Trustees and Pension Managers of DC and DB pension schemes. This involves understanding each client’s requirements and offering a service designed to anticipate and meet these needs through the delivery of Schroders’ investment capabilities.

He previously spent time as an Investment Consultant, which included managing the DC Investment Team at Aon Employee Benefits. His main responsibilities included the development and delivery of all investment-based services to UK DC clients, including: thought leadership and developing the DC Investment Centre of Excellence.

Prior to this, Ryan worked for a number of pension providers. At Friends Provident, his roles included Investment Proposition Manager, and he was also a member of the Fund Strategy and Selection Group. He was responsible for positioning the investment proposition both externally and internally, while supporting the development of investment knowledge across client-facing teams. Ryan also spent eight years at Aviva, where he held a number of roles, including Senior Sales Consultant and Pensions Development Manager.

Ryan obtained a BEng (Hons) and MSc (Eng) from Leeds University and has also passed the IMC.