Mary Brunson

, AIF^®

Mary Brunson is Co-founder of Investing for Catholics (IFC), a division of Index Fund Advisors, Inc. (IFA). Since 2009, Mary has specialized in Catholic faith-consistent investing, leveraging financial science to provide fiduciary advice and institutional wealth services. She works extensively with religious orders and Catholic organizations, including archdiocesan and diocesan plans, endowments, foundations, and other types of asset pools, as well as non-religious public trusts, pension plans and individuals.

Mary is the co-author of Tending the Flock: Shepherding Catholic Retirement Plans and has authored numerous articles and papers. A respected speaker and authority on Catholic values investing, Mary travels extensively to share insights on developing sound investment policies that promote prudent and faith-aligned asset management.

Her dedication to Catholic service extends beyond her professional work. Mary is a former board member for the Magis Institute, founded by Father Robert J. Spitzer, S.J. and has served as the National Chair of the Spirituality Commission for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW). She is a member of the Board of Trustees for Catholic Charities of Orange County, where she also served on the finance committee, and currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Orange Catholic Foundation and chairing its investment committee. Mary is a graduate of University of California, Irvine.