Shawn Lytle

Shawn K. Lytle was named president of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. (Delaware Investments) in June 2015, and he is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s business. He was named CEO and president of Delaware Investments Family of Funds (DIFF) in August 2015 and director/trustee of DIFF in September 2015. Lytle oversees US$174.2 billion in assets under management (as of Sept. 30, 2016) across several distinct investment teams that span all major asset classes and provide investment solutions for a wide variety of individual and institutional clients. Prior to joining the firm, he was regional head of the Americas at UBS Global Asset Management for five years, based in Chicago and New York. Before that, Lytle worked in London for UBS in various roles within the equity group, including deputy global head of equities. Prior to joining UBS in 2002 as a global equities portfolio manager, he worked at JPMorgan Asset Management for 10 years in a variety of roles in London and New York, including global equities client portfolio manager and U.S. mutual fund sales. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Lytle serves as chair on the board of directors of the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), and he is on the board of directors of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).