About Cairnavigate
Cairnavigate is a financial services consulting group that provides financial advisors, CFOs and retirement plan administrators with pension and retirement plan investment solutions delivered through insurance, helping provide the best return on your retirement plan investments. Our focus is on providing pension risk transfer and stable value investment solutions that help companies smoothly transition from defined benefit, or pension, plans to defined contribution retirement plans.
Each of our team members has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services, insurance, and investment industries – from Wall Street to investment banking to insurance solutions.
We bridge that knowledge together to provide you with expertise on insurance contract features and design, investment portfolio style, and product differentiation – ultimately providing you with the best possible ROI for your employee retirement offerings.
Brian Reeves, President and Founder
Brian Reeves is President and Founder of Cairnavigate. In his role, he consults with institutional clients on pension risk management and corporate finance solutions. For his pension role he covers terminations and risk transfer solutions for defined benefit plans, along with stable value solutions for defined contribution plans. He also leads corporate finance solutions for corporate clients’ treasury functions expanding capital capabilities. He has led projects covering insurance and financing solutions for as little as $5 million to greater than $1 billion.
Brian has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University, and a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.
An avid outdoor adventurer, Brian enjoys backpacking, snow sports, and fly fishing with his wife and son.
Michael Cummings, Managing Director
Michael Cummings is Managing Director of Cairnavigate. In his role, Michael devises aggressive growth and leadership strategies for ambitious companies that seek a premium service experience for customers while creating value for their shareholders. Michael’s background in M&A, operational, managerial and board reporting is both deep and diverse, covering a wide array of industries.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance (Investments) from California State University, Long Beach, CA and a Master of Business Administration advanced degree from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Michael is an affiliate of the FENG (Financial Executives Networking Group).
A passionate sports fan, Michael is a youth leader at LA Rugby Club and enjoys spending summers in Oregon with his wife and son.
Cairnavigate is a financial services consulting group that provides financial advisors, CFOs and retirement plan administrators with pension and retirement plan investment solutions delivered through insurance, helping provide the best return on your retirement plan investments. Our focus is on providing pension risk transfer and stable value investment solutions that help companies smoothly transition from defined benefit, or pension, plans to defined contribution retirement plans.