Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has announced that Eric Van Nostrand has been appointed chief investment officer (CIO), a newly created role established to strengthen the cohesion, discipline and effectiveness of LAM’s global investment platform. As CIO, he will be responsible for investment oversight and for advancing the processes that support consistent, long‑term outcomes for clients.
In this role, Van Nostrand will partner closely with LAM’s investment leaders to strengthen portfolio construction standards, deepen research rigor and elevate coordination across strategies globally. His remit includes oversight of investment processes, driving economic and investment debate across the platform and ongoing review of strategies and risk frameworks. Portfolio managers will report to the CIO but remain responsible for the investment decisions in their portfolios.
Van Nostrand most recently served as global head of markets and chief economist at Lazard Asset Manageme
