Jennifer Duest

As a Senior Officer & Vice President, Jen oversees the Global Third Party Risk, Corporate Insurance and Affiliate Oversight programs for the firm. She leads a team that partners with the business areas to help mitigate risks associated with the use of third-party service providers, including operational oversight of the third-party risk management policy, coordinating vendor due diligence, conducting risk assessments, and ongoing third-party risk management for both affiliated and unaffiliated third parties. The Corporate Insurance Team is responsible for the management and administration of the firm's global insurance programs. Prior to joining Wellington Management in 2016, Jen held various positions in finance and enterprise risk at MFS Investment Management (1997 – 2016), the last being a vice president for enterprise risk management where she was primarily responsible for setting the corporate insurance strategy for the firm’s and funds’ global insurance needs and the Global Third-Party Risk Management Program. Before MFS, she held various roles at Converse Inc. (1987 – 1997), the last running the firm’s global cash management and treasury operations. Jen earned her MBA from Bentley University and her BS in accounting from the University of Massachusetts. Additionally, she chairs the Shared Assessments Steering Committee for Shared Assessments, a global membership organization dedicated to developing best practices, education, and tools to drive third party risk assurance. She also holds Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) and Certified Cash Manager (CCM) designations.