Global CEO of Aegon Asset Management and member of the Executive Committee.
(Nationality: American)
Shawn C.D. Johnson was appointed CEO of Aegon Asset Management and a member of Aegon's Executive Committee in September 2024.
His career in the financial services industry spans over 25 years, most recently as CEO of AMP Capital, where he led the global asset manager through a strategic transformation.
Prior to AMP Capital, Mr. Johnson founded Guidon Global LLC, an investment management and consulting firm. He had a 15-year tenure at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), where he served as SSGA’s Investment Committee Chairman overseeing $2.1 trillion in client assets and played a key role in guiding the firm's global investment strategies. Mr. Johnson's broad investment experience covers all asset classes including cash, fixed income, global equities, real estate, currencies, commodities, hedge funds and private equity.
Mr. Johnson is a former chair of both the US Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) and the Association of Institutional Investors’. He holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering from Virgina Tech and an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.