Michael Comer, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma

I am a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the Multi-Asset Solutions Team at Manulife Investment Management and a CFA charter holder. MAST is responsible for the development and growth of Manulife’s asset allocation solutions for individual and institutional investors in the U.S., Canada, and Asia. PSG currently oversees in excess of 100 Manulife/John Hancock asset allocation portfolios representing over $100 billion in assets. I assist in the creation of investment ideas, asset class inputs, perform the portfolio optimizations and risk analytics. As a portfolio manager I am ultimately responsible for the investment decisions we implement. Quantitative, fundamental and technical analysis is used in all decision making to varying degrees. Depending on the portfolio’s objectives, investment horizons and regulatory constraints, investments may be done using subadvisors at the asset class level, or with individual securities or derivatives and can be both long and short. Because these are truly global, multi-asset class portfolios, top down and bottom up analysis is performed and the range of investments is virtually unlimited, from individual country equity indexes, ETFs, investment grade credit, emerging market debt, etc. I am responsible in the US for the development and implementation of the Dynamic Asset Allocation algorithm and a portfolio manager of the funds where it is used, which include all ETF, fund of fund/ETF hybrid, and private asset/ETF hybrid portfolios. This is a momentum driven strategy which utilizes short term expected return and covariance forecasts, that, when optimized, along with drawdown limiting functionality, recommends portfolio adjustments based on market conditions and fund value relative to its high water mark. The ultimate goal is controlling portfolio volatility and drawdown within predetermined limits with minimal upside cost, maximizing risk adjusted returns.

Leadership Development Program participant at Manulife/John Hancock - Senior Audit Manager: Focused on career development of direct reports, identifying business areas with the highest inherent risk, testing mitigating controls, and reporting results to senior management.

As a Senior Systems Engineer I have led Flight Tests and Special Access Projects of National Interest for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, leading teams of 20+ engineers. I advised on all technical/engineering aspects of all on going Flight Tests, including pre-mission simulations, design and implementation of stressing scenarios, simulation analysis and post-mission results. I present the results to senior management internally and to government and military officials.As a new hire mentor I developed a training program significantly reducing training time and allowing junior team members contribute meaningfully and quickly.

As the Cost Account Manager I control the budget of all Flight Tests while developing proposals for customer equitable adjustment and new business growth.Optimized and standardized Flight Test process resulting in consistent, accurate bidding, execution and performance.

Mba & Msf, Finance

Activities and Societies: BC Consulting Club, BC Graduate Finance AssociationGPA 3.92, GMAT 730, James A. Waters Award.

B.S., Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Theta Active and Alumni Advisory Boards. Head Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Engineering.