Marta Norton Named Chief Investment Strategist of Empower

Marta Norton

Empower announced on Monday the appointment of Marta Norton as its chief investment strategist, a newly created role within the company.

Norton will be leaving Morningstar Inc. to join Empower’s asset management division, Empower Investments, where she will offer macroeconomic and investment insights, thought leadership and market analysis. 

The chief strategist will collaborate with business teams to share insights with the company’s clients, financial advisers, as well as investment and client teams, according to the announcement. She will also offer public commentary on general trends and economic factors affecting the markets.  

Norton will join Empower on June 17 and will report to Jonathan Kreider, executive vice president and head of Empower Investments. 

“Part of the value we can provide is to offer expertise on the forces that drive the equity and fixed income markets and help investors make informed decisions that are advantageous to them,” Kreider said in a statement. “I am thrilled that Marta is coming to Empower to lead that effort.” 

Marta joins Empower from Morningstar, where she most recently held the position of chief investment officer for the Americas. In that role, she oversaw strategies designed to achieve various investment goals, including income generation and capital appreciation. 

Before her 18-year tenure at Morningstar, where she held various senior leadership positions, Norton served as a research analyst at LECG LLC. She also has experience working for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC, where she contributed to the agency’s work on the monthly Producer Price Index, among other projects.