Melissa Binder, CFA

Past President

Managing Director-Global Consultant Relations / Principal Asset Management

Melissa Binder is a Managing Director on the Global Consultant Relations Team at Principal Asset Management, where she is responsible for building strategic relationships with institutional consultants. Prior to joining Principal, Melissa was a managing director on the global distribution team at PPM America, Inc. and a portfolio manager at Segal Marco Advisors, where she managed the equity sleeve of the firm’s outsourced CIO platform.

In addition, she is currently the President of Women Investment Professionals based in Chicago. Melissa earned a master’s degree in business administration with concentrations in economics, finance, and accounting from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois. She is a CFA® charterholder. Melissa is a registered representative of Principal Funds Distributor, Inc and holds active SIE, Series 7, and 63 licenses.