Scott Stone serves as the Chief Investment Officer at Pentegra Retirement Services since 2011, where his duties include the management and oversight of the investment processes governing approximately $9 Billion in assets comprised of both public and private holdings of fixed income, equity, real estate and alternative investments, including hedge funds. Scott previously worked at Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) and served in a number of roles beginning in 2003 as Senior Portfolio Manager. He was soon after named Head of Fixed Income Investments, and led the company’s effort to create its own trading operation and in-house U.S. fixed income investment management capability. He later served as VP and Director of Investment Strategy and Credit research, where he managed the company’s credit, structured asset, and real estate research associates through the credit downturn between 2007 and 2009. By 2010, Scott held primary responsibility for all of the company’s outside investment manager relationships, including traditional investment vehicles, as well as Private Equity partnerships, Private Debt partnerships and accounts, Commercial Real Estate holdings, and Distressed Securities. Prior to joining RGA, Scott spent 17 years with the Kansas City Life Insurance Company, ultimately as the senior officer in that firm’s Investment Division with primary responsibility for that company’s Asset-Liability Management program. During his tenure in Kansas City, he and his staff managed the securities investments for the firm’s insurance general account, corporate pension fund, bank subsidiary and a related charitable foundation. Scott is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. He received his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Kansas. He was active for many years as an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America and fundraiser for the American Heart Association.