KC Connors

KC joined NEPC as a Partner and leads NEPC's Consulting Business and the firm's Strategic Growth & Engagement strategies.  As CCO, KC leads high level strategic goals and priorities for NEPC Consulting (Private Wealth, GCC, Endowment & Foundation, Healthcare, Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Insurance, Taft Hartley, and Public Funds). As the leader of SG&E, KC drives client engagement and relationship cultivation in the market.

KC is a member of the firm’s Executive Team and NEPC’s Management Group. She founded NEPC's Impact Committee in 2013 and the Women's Leadership Forum in 2016 and was instrumental in establishing NEPC's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative in 2018. KC serves as one of eight partners on NEPC’s DEI Board (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Board). She also serves on the Impact Committee and the Women's Leadership Forum.

In 2015, KC was named on CIO magazine’s ranking of the 'World’s Most Influential Investment Consultants' as one of the top ten Specialist consultants for her endowment/foundation and healthcare expertise. In both 2014 and 2013, KC was recognized by CIO magazine in their edition titled “The Knowledge Broker” as one of the top 25 world’s most influential investment consultants. Prior to joining NEPC, KC was a Principal at Jeffrey Slocum & Associates.

KC was a member of the Executive Committee responsible for overseeing the firm’s strategy and planning, hedge fund investment strategy, legal, risk management, information technology and human resources. Prior to Slocum, KC was a Consultant at Wyatt Investment Consulting and Ennis, Knupp & Associates. KC earned her M.B.A., with honors, from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Decision Sciences from Indiana University. KC holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations.

KC also holds the ESG Designation through the CFA Organization.

KC is an Investment Committee Member for the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Board Member for CFA Society Minnesota, Board Member for a Private Family and a member of Private Equity Women’s Investment Network (PEWIN). KC has served on numerous Boards in leadership roles. KC was the Chair of the Visitation Board, Treasurer of the Courage Center, and has served on the Boards of The Jeremiah Program National Board, the Ripley Foundation, the Apostle Islands Community Foundation, and the Girl Scouts Finance Committee. KC was a member of Young Presidents’ Organization.