Leo Alaniz

Office Location

United States

Short Biography

Leo Alaniz is the Regional Managing Director of Latin America and Canada in the Global Family & Private Investment Offices Group at Northern Trust, responsible for providing investment and asset servicing solutions to sophisticated families in these geographies. Prior to this role, Leo was Chief Operating Officer of Investments and also previously served as Head of Strategy and Global Marketing for the Asset Servicing business unit at Northern Trust. Leo joined Northern Trust in 2011 from BMO Financial Group, where he was Vice President of Strategy and previously worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company. After receiving a BA in biology and international studies from Yale University, Leo attended the University of Cambridge for an MPhil in European Studies. He also received an MBA from Harvard Business School and has completed the Advanced Investments Management Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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