Andrew Rankin
Andrew Rankin is a Manager at F2 Strategy. His experience in investment performance, performance measurement, operating model transformation, and large-scale system conversion initiatives enables him to solve complex data and operational challenges for clients. Prior to joining F2, he managed investment performance platforms, led major system conversions, supported acquisition integrations, and delivered strategic transformation programs at Meradia, JPMorgan Chase, PNC Bank, and Key Bank.
Andrew is passionate about helping organizations restore trust in their data and reporting environments while mentoring colleagues through challenging and ambiguous situations. At F2, Andrew helps clients navigate performance modernization initiatives, operating model redesigns, and vendor selection and implementation efforts involving platforms such as First Rate and FactSet.
Andrew enjoys traveling, attending live music events, exploring new restaurants, and spending time outdoors with his husband and their dogs. He has also worked in nonprofit and employee resource group organizations, experiences that continue to shape his collaborative leadership style and commitment to developing others. He resides in the Great Philadelphia Area.
- Meradia
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- PNC Bank
- KeyBank
What has changed the most since you started out in the industry?
The expectation of speed. Performance used to be something you delivered on a cycle; now clients want it close to real time, across more asset classes, with more granularity, and with less tolerance for "we'll fix it next month." Systems and vendors have had to catch up to that, and a lot of my work now is less about the math and more about redesigning operating models so firms can actually keep pace.
What are you most passionate about in your role?
Untangling messy conversions and operating models. There's a particular kind of satisfaction in walking into a firm where performance reporting has quietly become unreliable, figuring out why, and rebuilding something that people can actually trust again. I also genuinely like the mentoring side, helping newer team members get comfortable with ambiguity instead of just process steps.
What personal or professional motto best reflects your approach to life or work?
Find out where the number actually comes from before you trust it.
Andrew Rankin
Andrew Rankin is a Manager at F2 Strategy. His experience in investment performance, performance measurement, operating model transformation, and large-scale system conversion initiatives enables him to solve complex data and operational challenges for clients. Prior to joining F2, he managed investment performance platforms, led major system conversions, supported acquisition integrations, and delivered strategic transformation programs at Meradia, JPMorgan Chase, PNC Bank, and Key Bank.
Andrew is passionate about helping organizations restore trust in their data and reporting environments while mentoring colleagues through challenging and ambiguous situations. At F2, Andrew helps clients navigate performance modernization initiatives, operating model redesigns, and vendor selection and implementation efforts involving platforms such as First Rate and FactSet.
Andrew enjoys traveling, attending live music events, exploring new restaurants, and spending time outdoors with his husband and their dogs. He has also worked in nonprofit and employee resource group organizations, experiences that continue to shape his collaborative leadership style and commitment to developing others. He resides in the Great Philadelphia Area.
- Meradia
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- PNC Bank
- KeyBank
What has changed the most since you started out in the industry?
The expectation of speed. Performance used to be something you delivered on a cycle; now clients want it close to real time, across more asset classes, with more granularity, and with less tolerance for "we'll fix it next month." Systems and vendors have had to catch up to that, and a lot of my work now is less about the math and more about redesigning operating models so firms can actually keep pace.
What are you most passionate about in your role?
Untangling messy conversions and operating models. There's a particular kind of satisfaction in walking into a firm where performance reporting has quietly become unreliable, figuring out why, and rebuilding something that people can actually trust again. I also genuinely like the mentoring side, helping newer team members get comfortable with ambiguity instead of just process steps.
What personal or professional motto best reflects your approach to life or work?
Find out where the number actually comes from before you trust it.
