Ian J. McPheron

Head of Legal - Americas

Main responsibilities

Ian is responsible for leading the Aviva Investors Americas, LLC’s legal team, managing the provision of legal advice relating to various client, product, operational and regulatory matters.

Experience and qualifications

Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Ian was Deputy General Counsel of Harris Associates LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis. Before his 14 year career with Harris, he held various senior legal positions with Calamos Advisors and Van Kampen Investment/Morgan Stanley.  Ian started his legal career as an associate with a top-tier law firm in Chicago. 

Ian graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.  He graduated summa cum laude and received his juris doctorate from Northern Illinois University, College of Law.