Trudy Stassen, LLM

Global General Counsel

 

Trudy Stassen was appointed Aegon Asset Management’s global general counsel on March 1, 2024, and continues in her role as chief legal officer for Aegon AM NL. Her responsibilities include management of theglobal legal and regulatory team and all corporate legal, regulatory, and litigation matters impacting the organization. Prior to her current role, Trudy held several positions in the legal department of the firm: head of legal & regulatory in the NL, head of European legal practice groups and senior legal counsel. Before joining the firm, she worked in legal practice before going in-house as a legal counsel at ING. Trudy has been in the industry since 2004 bringing 20 years of experience in international finance and law and joined the firm in 2016. She holds an LLM (Master of Laws) and a master’s degree in Dutch linguistics and literature, both from Leiden University. She also holds a post-graduate degree in notarial law from Radboud University as well as a post-graduate degree in financing and securities rights from Grotius Academy.