Senior Investment Director supporting institutional clients, consultants and advisers, with a primary objective of growing and defending Vanguard's investment leadership position within the Defined Contribution channel. Responsibilities include growing west coast investment team, and building investment support offer- internally and externally. Specialization in creating and implementing plan specific investment oversight and monitoring processes. Serve as a client portfolio manager on behalf of several Vanguard strategies (across multi-asset, active, passive, and stable value) when engaging institutional plan consultants and plan sponsors. Speak at conferences and client events on topics such as market and economic outlook, lineup design, investment oversight, product due diligence, etc.

Demonstrated significant executive presence while managing a $4 billion book of business which represents 100 high profile ultra-high net-worth retail investors, family offices, and foundations. Assisted clients with investment and economic analysis. Assisted with implementation of Vanguard’s investment methodology within client portfolios, including portfolio construction, asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio rebalancing. Provided financial planning support for both short-term and long-term objectives. Displayed excellent judgment and diplomacy in balancing business and financial risks against client experience. Partnered with other senior members of a cross-functional team to develop and implement a highly customized book of business strategy geared towards deepening and broadening relationships with key-decision makers through customized personal contact, face-to-face meetings, and client events. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Co-authored internal weekly newsletter, “Delivering Investment Insights”, aimed at increasing market awareness and investment acumen of Vanguard employees, which has a readership of nearly 1,000 investment professionals. Primary contribution focused on credit market research.• Led multiple projects ranging from improving intra-business communication to projects focused on educating clients on regulatory changes such as money market reform.• Coached, mentored, and developed new wealth management professionals. Collaborate in the development and implementation of book of business strategy of wealth managers.• Mentor with investment management teams and portfolio analytics teams to gain more robust exposure to institutional investment management and investment analysis processes.

Demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit by building an investment advisory business from zero to $30 million in assets under management in 3.5 years. Served as investment manager and financial planner for over 200 clients, fostering trust-based relationships with high net-worth investors, and small businesses. Established partnerships with a team of advisors, effectively allowing each advisor to specialize in different components of the financial planning process. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Selected to attend National Sales Meeting on multiple occasions, an honor for the top 20% of business producers.• Generated incoming assets of $20M from new and existing clients, contributing to the overall success of the company.