Gregory B Hartch

Greg is Global Head of ETF Strategy, Planning & Infrastructure for State Street Global Advisors. Greg is a member of State Street Global Advisors' Executive Management Group and has held multiple leadership roles within the firm including Chief Risk Officer and Head of Private Investments. Greg joined State Street Global Advisors in July 2016 through its acquisition of GE Asset Management (GEAM).

Greg was an executive at GEAM for 14 years serving in a variety of leadership and investment roles. In his final role as GEAM’s Chief Risk Officer and Chief Operating Officer, he oversaw the preparation of the business for sale, assisted the CEO with the sales process and final negotiation of the sale to State Street, and led the integration efforts. Previous roles at GEAM included Head of Asset Allocation, Portfolio Manager for GE’s Total Return Funds, Director of Fixed Income Research, and Head of International Real Estate. Greg was named a Trustee of the GE Pension Trust and GE’s defined contribution plans and served on the board of the GE Mutual Funds and Elfun Funds. Prior to joining GEAM, Greg worked at Deutsche Bank in Global Markets and Goldman Sachs in Real Estate Investment Banking and began his career as an attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

Greg has held several volunteer leadership roles including as Board Chair of the Brunswick School and Treasurer of the Fairfield County's Community Foundation. Greg graduated summa cum laude with an AB in Politics from Princeton University, received a JD from the University of Virginia Law School, and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.