SEI's Global Asset Management business serves financial intermediaries, institutional and HNW/UHNW investors with operations across the US, Canada and the UK. In this role, I was responsible for leading a high-performing product team focused on aligning our capabilities with the needs of investors across segments, enabling them to manage uncertainty and power the growth of their wealth.

Independent Advisor Solutions by SEI focuses on independent advisors, delivering a comprehensive business platform, practice management advice and investment solutions that empower advisors with the tools needed to help their clients achieve their goals. I am responsible for leading a team of 9 people in strategy, pricing and BAU support of $75 Bn in AUM (as of 12/2020) across our programs, and our investment and tax services in support of Client Engagement.Strategic Planning & Execution• Continued execution of our long-term strategy to manage the ongoing evolution of our investment solutions from a closed architecture to a technology-enabled, curated one.Solution Design & Development• Successfully led the launch of the SEI Systematic Core Strategies.

Independent Advisor Solutions by SEI focuses on independent advisors, delivering a comprehensive business platform, practice management advice and investment solutions that empower advisors with the tools needed to help their clients achieve their goals. I am responsible for leading a team of 2 people in strategy, pricing and BAU support of $75 Bn in AUM (as of 12/2020) across our programs.Strategic Planning & Execution• Developed long-term strategy to manage the ongoing evolution of our investment solutions from a closed architecture to a technology-enabled, curated one.Solution Design & Development• Led the design and collaborative execution of a repositioned value proposition for our investment solutions, called ‘5-Way Flexibility’, laying the foundation for increased engagement and solution adoption by new and existing clients.• Empowered and supported a direct report in the successful launch and ongoing program support of our City National Rochdale offering.• Successfully led the development and launch of the SEI Strategic ETF Strategies.• Successfully led the development and launch of the SEI American Funds Strategies, the firm’s first non-proprietary active mutual fund solution.

Fintech start-up innovating at the intersection of behavioral finance and goals-based wealth management, developing software to gamify the client onboarding experience. The solution provides robust, behavioral insights into client risk, goal and other preferences. The capabilities serve as the foundation for engaging and retaining clients in a digital world. Strategic Management• Successfully influenced critical technology decisions in early development that provided business flexibility at critical points in our start-up lifecycle, enabling successful, global B2B solution sales.• Negotiated favorable contracts with key vendors and service providers, providing run-rate savings exceeding $100,000 per year, enabling our global technology platform.Marketing & Business Development• Led/supported B2B sales initiatives, interfacing with CXO and senior executive decision makers.• Engaged CXO and senior executive leadership teams of clients and prospects to influence adoption of our technology solutions in critical workflows that drove client experience.Operations Management & Product Management• Successfully launched the TrueProfile SaaS B2SME product and subsequent updates of key functionality.• Successfully managed IT due-diligence evaluations and Enterprise/B2B deployments, leading to sales in key non-US markets.• Implemented operating processes for development team comprised of in-house and outsourced developers (2 Leads, 4 Developers, 1 QA Lead), leading to increased efficiency.Quantitative Research & Analysis• Developed utility-based, multi-asset portfolio optimization that linked revealed preferences to optimal portfolios, enabling scalable personalization of investment portfolios.• Developed method to score multi-asset portfolios and investment products compared to the optimal portfolio given individual consumers' revealed preferences.• Co-developed efficient method to solve large scale optimization problems related to goals-based planning.

Registered investment advisor that manages institutional, long-only investment products. Solution Design & Development / Business Development• Led development of ETF-based quantitative investment strategy using proprietary forecasts and risk models. This ultimately resulted in the successful launch of global tactical allocation products for the firm.• Led the transformation of a low-margin, legacy consulting practice into a profitable OCIO solution after successfully persuading our CEO to make the change. This resulted in a 3.4x revenue increase from that end-client.Portfolio Management & Investment Strategy• Promoted to Assistant Portfolio Manager in December 2014, prior to my departure.• Led team supporting CIO in the ongoing management of 15 institutional accounts ranging from $35M to $1B.• Managed daily activities for ~$500M in ETF overlay strategies including asset allocation and trade order management. Quantitative Research & Quantitative Analysis• Led a multi-year research effort that resulted in development of an innovative quantitative framework used to identify skilled investment managers. Firm launched a fintech start-up leveraging this core research.• Led team that developed proprietary quantitative risk indicators and associated algorithmic ETF trading strategy. Backtests demonstrated an excess return over the S&P 500 of 4% with a difference in volatility of 4.21%.Thought Leadership• Featured panelist/speaker at several industry conferences, addressing topics ranging from asset allocation to investing in alternatives.• Co-authored topical whitepapers on subjects related to investment management.

Portfolio Management & Product Development• Developed an environmental, social and governance (ESG) multi-manager product offering that was seeded with $45M by an existing client. This included manager research and due-diligence, investment strategy research and portfolio construction.• Supported development of an environmentally-focused hedge fund of funds. This included identification of a universe of over 100 funds, thematic and investment research, product structuring and development of a risk management framework.Strategy Research & Quantitative Analysis• Successfully developed the thematic and investment strategies for an environmentally-focused hedge fund of funds, specifically focused on the areas of clean energy, clean technology, resource scarcity and decarbonization.• Developed models, incorporating financial and Monte Carlo analyses, used for either valuation or risk analysis of exotic investment funds.Risk Management• Developed a risk management tool that incorporated factor replication, multivariate statistical modeling and probability analyses used to measure Value at Risk (VaR), Marginal VaR, Expected Tail Loss and loss scenarios.Thought Leadership• Featured panelist/speaker at several industry conferences, addressing topics ranging from environmental investing to investing in alternative assets, as well as the financial crisis and its causes among other topics.• Co-authored white paper outlining a rationale and strategy for environmentally-themed investing.

• Offered full-time position in Associate Class of 2007.• Developed complex financial models (LBO, M&A, Leveraged Recapitalizations) and client presentations under tight deadlines with strict quality standards.

I managed budgets and schedules for cross-functional teams totaling $75M, consistently achieving top performance ratings. Leading a team, I implemented a rotation program that successfully trained six entry-level analysts. My work ensured high standards in financial management and strategic project execution, contributing to the division's operational success.

This was a special assignment, awarded as a result of my performance. As the junior-most member on my functional team, I was placed on the largest, most-visible project team (approx $1 Billion in total value). This placement was in a business unit created as a result of an acquisition. The ability to work effectively required skillful management of both the people and business issues that arise in complex mergers.

In this role, I excelled and was identified as a high-potential candidate. As a result, I was included in a mentoring program where we were coached and given exposure to senior manager and executives, along with specialized training.

In this role, I researched mergers and acquisitions to provide data for inclusion in the annual Mergerstat publication.