Todd Cassler, John Hancock Investments and Manulife

Todd Cassler is President of Financial Institutions and Advisory Solutions at John Hancock Investments and Manulife, one of the world’s largest asset managers to employ a multimanager approach.

Todd leads institutional distribution and the overall sales and relationship management with global financial institutions, broker-dealers, consultants, and platforms, covering the United States, EMEA, Latin America, and South America. He heads the defined contribution investment only business, and is a member of the executive management team. A frequent presenter at conferences, he is also sought out by financial media.

Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Todd was a vice president at Neuberger Berman and the national distribution manager at American Skandia. He earned a B.A. from Western Connecticut State University, an M.B.A. from Sacred Heart University and completed the Harvard Business School of Executive Education’s authentic leadership development program. Todd belongs to the Young Presidents’ Organization, and sits on the boards of the Boston Children’s Museum, the Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University, and Inner Explorer.

Education: Western Connecticut State University, BA; Sacred Heart University, MBA

Joined Company: 2006

Began Career: 1998