Mercer appoints Alan Synnott as Global Head of Real Assets 

DUBLIN, March 31, 2025 — Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) and a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people, today announced the appointment of Alan Synnott as Global Head of Real Assets in its Wealth practice. Mr. Synnott reports to Hooman Kaveh, Global Chief Investment Officer.

Based in Dublin, Mr. Synnott will work closely with Mercer’s global investment platform, global alternatives and regional investment teams. Together, they will ensure that infrastructure, real estate and other real asset investment strategies meet client needs throughout the entire investment continuum, from research and advice to solutions.

“It is a privilege to join Mercer and work alongside a global team of experts across infrastructure, real estate and natural real assets,” said Mr. Synnott. “These strategies are playing an increasingly central role in the portfolios of large asset owners, serving as a potential source of capital growth, income, diversification and stability. I look forward to being a partner to our clients as we tailor strategies to meet their objectives."

Mr. Synnott joins Mercer from BlackRock, where he served as Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy for Real Assets. At BlackRock, he led the multi-year strategic product plan for infrastructure and real estate and was a key member of the real assets executive leadership team. He played a central role in establishing BlackRock’s real assets platform and launching and growing the firm’s infrastructure platform.

Before joining BlackRock in 2011, Mr. Synnott spent 15 years in technology and cleantech investment banking in San Francisco and Palo Alto.

“We are delighted to welcome Alan to Mercer,” said Mr. Kaveh. “His extensive experience and established success in the real assets sector will be instrumental as we continue to enhance our platform for the benefit of our clients.”

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.