Melanie Mandonas, CFA
Sona Menon is a Partner and the Head of the North American Pension Practice at Cambridge Associates.
Sona has been with Cambridge Associates since 2001 and brings more than 25 years of investment industry experience to her clients. She serves as an Outsourced CIO for a variety of institutional investors, including public, union, and non-profit plan sponsors; healthcare institutions; and other investors with multi-asset pools.
Sona is a frequent author and contributor to the firm’s thought leadership on key investment topics impacting the institutional investment landscape. She also regularly speaks at conferences across the industry and is widely quoted in the investment press. Sona serves on several firm-wide councils and steering committees, including the Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council, 401K Committee, Digital Strategy Committee, and Diverse Manager Council Executive Committee.
Sona began her career at Cambridge Associates building portfolios for institutional investors across the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and the Middle East. Before joining Cambridge Associates, she worked at JP Morgan in the sovereign risk research department, as well as on the emerging markets sales and foreign exchange trading desks.
Sona received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA in Government from Cornell University. She is fluent in Spanish, Hindi, and Gujarati.
Recently authored insights by Sona:
Defining the OCIO Benefit: What Value Can It Provide to Plan Sponsors?
Navigating Market Crises: Insights and Recommendations for US Plan Sponsors
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