Kate Burke is chief executive officer of Allspring Global Investments and director on the Board of Directors at Allspring Global Investments.
Prior to her current role, Kate served as the president of Allspring after joining the firm in September 2023. She has extensive industry experience spanning many facets of the asset management business. She joined Allspring from AllianceBernstein, where she most recently served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Before that, Kate was head of Bernstein Private Wealth and chief administrative officer. She has also served as head of human capital and chief talent officer for the firm. Kate currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Holy Cross University and at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, where she is also a member of the Executive Committee.
She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from College of the Holy Cross and a master's degree in business administration from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Jim Fitzpatrick
President and CEO Nicsa
Jim Fitzpatrick is the President and CEO of Nicsa, a global asset management trade association with a mission of connecting industry participants in order to advance leading practices. Jim joined Nicsa in 2015 with 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles within the asset management industry.
Working closely with the Board of Directors, Jim has set the strategic direction of Nicsa, which includes the launch of the Diversity Project North America in late 2018. The Diversity Project promotes an inclusive asset management industry and seeks to achieve diversity across all dimensions through collaborative leadership from senior business executives.
Previously, Jim was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management with responsibilities that included senior leadership in both global operations and global sales roles during his career. In addition, he served as an officer of the Goldman Sachs Funds for fourteen years and served as an Independent Trustee for the Hays Series Trust until December 2017. Jim began his career with The Boston Company and later First Data Investor Services Group, a subsidiary of the surviving entity, First Data Corporation, where he held several senior management positions during his tenure.
