Chairman and CEO, ING Investment Management

Robert G. Leary is the Chairman and CEO of ING Investment Management, Americas, an asset management arm of ING Group of the Netherlands, one of the world's largest financial services companies. His responsibilities include the US, Canada, Mexico and South America.

Before joining ING, he held senior leadership positions with several large financial institutions. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Head of North America Corporate and Investor Marketing for AIG Financial Products Corp. Addtionally, he served as President of their broker dealer AIG Financial Securities Corp. Before AIG, he was with JPMorgan, developing derivatives and structured products for a wide range of institutions. He began his career as a lawyer with White & Case, where he helped establish the firm's Middle East presence with an office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Leary received his J.D. from Fordham University, School of Law, NY and is a graduate of Union College, NY, with an honors degree in political science.