# Carey Hoch

> Carey Foran Hoch is a Boston-based marketing executive and Mercer partner whose career connects insurance, asset management, digital distribution, college savings and professional-services consulting. She began in financial products in the 1990s, led early interactive-marketing and 529-plan initiatives at Manulife and John Hancock, later held senior roles at Fidelity, F-Squared Investments and Eaton Vance, and joined Mercer in 2018. Her public record also shows sustained service to financial-education, school and family-focused organizations and recognition on the 2026 Financial Promoter USA shortlist.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer and Partner at Mercer
- **Organizations:** Mercer, Marsh McLennan, Eaton Vance, F-Squared Investments, Fidelity Investments, John Hancock Financial, Manulife Financial, Putnam Investments, Keyport Life Insurance Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance, Lincoln School Foundation, Mutual Fund Education Alliance, Families First, College Savings Plans Network
- **Education:** BA in History, The College of Wooster, MBA, Simmons Graduate School of Management
- **Known for:** Named among Mutual Fund magazine's 20 Rising Stars in 2008., Led Manulife's 2001 launch of a 529 college-savings program., Spearheaded a 2002 interactive-marketing push at Manulife, including a managed-account-program website.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Began as director of product management at Keyport Life Insurance Company.
- **Before 2001** — Worked in product, marketing and operations roles at Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance, Keyport Life Insurance and Putnam Investments, including variable-annuity product management.
- **2001** — Joined Manulife Financial and led the launch of its 529 college-savings program.
- **2002** — Spearheaded Manulife's move into interactive marketing, including a managed-account-program website.
- **2007** — As John Hancock Funds' head of marketing, supported a web proposal builder that produced 2,400 client proposals soon after launch.
- **2008** — Named one of Mutual Fund magazine's 20 Rising Stars and founded John Hancock's women's networking group in Boston.
- **2010** — Served as senior vice president and head of marketing for John Hancock Funds and helped introduce its Hard Wired behavioral-finance program.
- **2011** — Served as senior vice president and general manager of college savings at John Hancock Funds.
- **2012** — Left John Hancock for Fidelity Investments.
- **2010s** — Held senior marketing roles at Fidelity Investments, F-Squared Investments and Eaton Vance, and worked as a senior marketing executive consultant at The Partnership, Inc.
- **2018** — Joined Mercer as a partner and marketing leader.
- **2026** — Listed as Mercer US & Canada's chief marketing officer and shortlisted for Investment Marketer of the Year and Retirement Marketer of the Year at the Financial Promoter USA awards.

## Achievements

- Named among Mutual Fund magazine's 20 Rising Stars in 2008.
- Led Manulife's 2001 launch of a 529 college-savings program.
- Spearheaded a 2002 interactive-marketing push at Manulife, including a managed-account-program website.
- Founded the John Hancock Women's Networking Group in Boston in 2008; by 2012 it had chapters serving businesses across the company.
- Named to Women We Admire's Top 50 Women Leaders of Boston for 2023.
- Shortlisted for both Investment Marketer of the Year and Retirement Marketer of the Year at the 2026 Financial Promoter USA awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Shared Mercer's 2026 work on AI-enabled, centralized and personalized employee-benefits management on LinkedIn.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on the 2026 Financial Promoter USA shortlist for Investment Marketer of the Year and Retirement Marketer of the Year.
- **2026-03** — Listed publicly as Chief Marketing Officer of Mercer US & Canada.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mercer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/careyforanhoch

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Last updated: 2026-08-10