Most recently, Alan was President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Trust Global Advisors, responsible for Northern's multi-manager investment business that provides manager research and customized investment programs for a wide range of institutional and high net worth clients. He was formerly Group Head, Wealth Advisory in Northern's Personal Financial Services business unit, responsible for expanding Northern's presence nationally in the market segment represented by individuals and families with assets over $10 million. During his career at Northern Trust, Mr. Robertson was Managing Director, Northern Trust Global Investments Product Management, Marketing, and Operations/Technology, responsible for developing and managing the full array of Northern's investment management products, investment marketing and the operations and technology applications supporting Northern's investment business.

Mr. Robertson joined Northern Trust from Eager & Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in the investment management business, where he was a Principal and Senior Consultant, working with investment managers throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. He began his career at Aetna Life and Casualty, where he held a variety of positions, including Senior Investment Officer, Director Corporate Finance, Director Investment Sales, and Managing Director Aetna Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Mr. Robertson received a B.A. degree with honors in international relations from Eisenhower College and an M.B.A.degree from The Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia.