Kevin McDonald, ACCESS Support Unit
Kevin McDonald
Director
ACCESS Support Unit

Since 2019 Kevin has been the Director of the ACCESS Support Unit – a team that supports the pool’s Joint Committee and operates as a client unit for the eleven ACCESS LGPS Authorities within central, eastern and southern England. In total the ACCESS Authorities have pooled around £35bn, of which around £24bn is currently invested across 26 actively managed sub-funds within an Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) overseen by Link Fund Solutions, ACCESS’s appointed Operator. A further £11bn is managed on by UBS, the ACCESS pool’s collectively procured passive manager. Prior to his current role with ACCESS, Kevin was Director of the Essex Pension Fund. In 20 years with that Fund Kevin’s experience covered evolving investment strategies & structures, implementing Actuarial Valuations and employer engagement