Biography
Marques Benton is the Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2020 from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where, as chief diversity officer, he was responsible for implementing a comprehensive strategy to effectively integrate diversity and inclusion into the bank’s culture, management practices, talent acquisition and business activities. Previously, as an officer in the bank’s public and community affairs department, Marques worked with public and private partnerships at federal, state and local levels to help thousands of low-to-moderate income families build, save and preserve assets and achieve greater financial stability. He is a member of the board of trustees for the Boys and Girls Clubs and the board of directors for the Forte Foundation. Marques earned a BA in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.
