Church News
Compiled by Bruce Henderson
academy board of trustees
Highlights from meetings in 2016:
Andrew Alden was unanimously elected in July to fill out the term of Lael
Odhner and was subsequently appointed chair of the New Church Investment
Fund.
Andrew studied for two years at Bryn Athyn College before earning a
Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics and Finance from the University
of Cape Town, South Africa. He also earned a Master’s in Financial Engineering
degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
He has more than eight years of experience in the asset management
industry, working for such firms as Vident Financial, Lattice Strategies
(now Hartford Funds), CPP Investment Board, Guggenheim Partners Asset
Management and Citco Fund Services. He is Head of Quantitative Research at
Vident Financial and manages more than $1 billion in United States and global
equities strategies.
In 2013 Andrew and Ilin Kuo were married in Taiwan. They live in San
Francisco.
Communication
Chancellor Brian W. Keith said in October, “We are providing more forums
for communication and cooperation between all schools in Bryn Athyn,” and
that the College and Secondary Schools are working more closely together
than ever.
The Academy and General Church Boards will be exchanging highlights
of their meetings, and General Ronald Nelson has been invited to attend
Academy Board meetings as a liaison from the General Church Board. Bishop
Keith also serves as a liaison because he attends the meetings of both Boards.
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