Doug Benning

Doug Benning is Vice President and Senior Research Analyst in the Quantitative Strategies Group at Sage Advisory, based in Austin, Texas. In this role, he focuses on quantitative research and investment strategies with a particular emphasis on insurance and sustainability, overseeing research, insurance reporting, and sustainability data analysis for institutional clients such as insurance companies and pension funds.

Doug's investment career began in 1999 at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas before he joined Sage Advisory in 2005, where he transitioned from client services to asset/liability management and ultimately advanced to his current senior research position. His professional expertise spans portfolio structuring, liability-driven investing, sustainability analytics, and insurance asset management, with a consistent focus on integrating quantitative methods into risk management and reporting.

Doug holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and English from Purdue University, where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and maintains a Series 65 license. He is recognized for his contributions to research on market forecasting and sustainable investment approaches, notably authoring thought leadership for industry publications and reports focused on the intersections of insurance portfolios and ESG considerations.