Philip A. Schaefer, President

Philip Schaefer is the founder of World Pension Forum. Phil has created a forum in which participants meet with leading business, financial and political leaders around the world to help educate pension fund managers make the most knowledgeable investment decisions possible.

A former partner at Bear Sterns for seventeen years, Phil has had an illustrious career in private enterprise as well as public service.

Phil was appointed to the U.S. Council on the Humanities and confirmed by the United States Senate. He was also appointed by President Carter to the U.S. Circuit Judge nominating commission and appointed to the Small Business Administration. After graduating from Antioch College in 1964, Phil became a member of the first Peace Corps group sent to Kenya. Swahili remains his second language.

In 1978, Phil was invited by the President and First Lady to celebrate the Camp David Peace Treaty at a State Dinner at the White House with President Carter, Mrs. Carter, Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat. During that same year, Phil was selected by President Carter to be part of the official United States delegation to the funeral of President Jomo Kenyatta, joining other delegation members including Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Coretta King and Ambassador Andrew Young.

Phil organized the first post apartheid conference in South Africa with President Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu. That conference was followed up by conferences around the world that included hosting several Nobel Peace Prize Winners including Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev, Kim Dae Jung, Lech Walesa, the late Yitzhak Rabin, and Elie Wiesel. Other distinguished speakers have included President Bill Clinton, King Abdullah of Jordan, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel.

Phil lives in Marin County with his wife Sara Goldiner Schaefer. He has two sons, Ari and Jonas and is involved in many political and philanthropic activities.

Annelisse Mosher Quitevis, Director – Sales, Marketing and Operations

Annelisse Mosher Quitevis, Director – Sales, Marketing and Operations of World Pension Forum, joined in August 2004. Born in Guatemala, Annelisse brings to World Pension Forum her experience of living and traveling in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, and her trilingual communication abilities in Spanish, French and English. Prior to World Pension Forum, she coordinated marketing and public relations activities at Autodesk, Inc. Previously, Annelisse managed operations for Yum! Brands, Inc. formerly known as Tricon Global.

Annelisse garnered an MBA in Global Strategic management from Dominican University of California. She received her bachelor's degree in International Relations with a specialization in economics, world trade and development and a minor in French from the University of California, Davis.

Jessica Kagin, Manager – Conferences and Events

Jessica Kagin, Manager – Conferences and Events of World Pension Forum, joined in April 2007 to facilitate operations. Jessica brings to World Pension Forum her experience of managing social and corporate events, conferences of various sizes and wedding coordination at Colorado Event Organizers, Revelry Events and Merrill Lynch. Prior to World Pension Forum, Jessica worked in the hotel and conference services industry at the Warwick Hotel in Denver, Colorado.

Jessica received her BSBA in Business Management from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.