Calum Cooper

Partner and Head of Pension Policy Innovation

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Calum Cooper

Overview

Calum Cooper joined Hymans Robertson in 2003 as a graduate with degrees in software engineering and finance.

He qualified in 2007, became a partner in 2011 and led our growing Trustee actuarial, investment and administration business for four years. These days he’s an owning partner sharing broad and unique pensions strategy, risk and digital expertise to clients to over £10bn.

Highlights include:

  • Design and Deliver a bespoke self-service valuation and financial reporting system for a FTSE plc
  • Sustainable funding and investment strategies for open private sector schemes
  • Founding advisor and Scheme Actuary to the UK’s first commercial consolidator, Clara Pensions
  • Integrated CDI funding & investment strategies for multi £b pension schemes
  • A range of cash contingency plans including asset backed funding vehicles
  • Our framework for measuring and improving DB member outcomes
  • The full range of journey plan and end game strategies from insurance, to commercial consolidation, to managed run-off

Calum brings a collaborative and creative approach to advice. Always with a focus on making progress against clear and shared long-term objectives. He has chaired our investment consulting leadership team and nowadays with responsibility for Pensions Policy he is a spokesperson for Hymans Robertson.

Outside of work he is an enthusiastic cyclist and runner, rusty guitarist and a family man with two energetic boys Harris and Quin.