Jason A. Farago
Jason A. Farago handles institutional marketing and communications at global asset management firm DWS, with a particular focus on some of the firm's international business lines including Insurance and Latin America. In that role he establishes the strategic marketing direction for those areas, working with active, passive and alternative investment groups along with the coverage team. This includes coordinating and executing various marketing activities including macro strategy, overall positioning and providing strategic counsel to business heads, along with thought leadership development, digital distribution activities, analytics, sponsorships and partnerships, and event development.
Prior to joining DWS (previously known as Deutsche Asset Management) in 2010, Jason was a managing director at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the financial services industry's largest trade and lobbying association, leading marketing communications activities. Before that he spent more than six years as director of corporate communications at Lord Abbett, a private, mid-size investment management company, serving as spokesperson and responsible for creating and implementing public relations and other communications strategies, while being a leading member of the firm's integrated marketing team.
Previous to Lord Abbett, Jason spent nearly five years at Lehman Brothers, where he was deputy director of US corporate communications, handling media relations and marketing communications for much of the investment bank's domestic and international capital markets and investment banking activities, including crisis and internal communications. Before Lehman Brothers, Jason spent two years as an associate with public relations and marketing communications boutique, River Communications, specializing in financial services. He began his communications career as a production associate at ESPN and part of the team that developed the popular SportsCenter program.
A holder of both Series 24 and Series 7 licenses and the recipient of several financial marketing industry awards, Jason has spoken at industry events and as a guest speaker with undergraduate students about financial marketing and communications topics. He earned an MA in Public Communications from Fordham University and graduated with honors from Marist College with a BA in Communications.
He is a member of the Museum's Communications Executives Advisory Panel.