Reed D. Walters, Cima® Email & Phone Number

Memphis, TN, US

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Senior Investment Manager. Performed as the team Chief Investment Officer, leading the investment committee and working in close partnership with internal specialists to deliver holistic investment solutions by identifying and establishing targeted investment strategies. Additionally, I communicated our research to clients. I ensured risk profiles, goals.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

I provided fundamental and quantitative investment research, investment consulting and investment management across numerous long-only equity strategies, both U.S. and non-U.S. In 2020, my average relative outperformance (versus respective benchmarks) across strategies was approximately 500 bps. I successfully designed, built, and licensed several.

• I managed the Global/International Equity Team for Nuveen Asset Management, the largest affiliate of NUVEEN, (with offices in Memphis, TN, Santa Barbara, CA and Minneapolis, MN).
• Began as a Managing Director with Nuveen-Tradewinds leading the Memphis, TN office and as a portfolio manager on several equity strategies. Within one year, transitioned to Nuveen Asset Management and was promoted to.
• Performed portfolio management for five equity strategies totaling approximately $1.5 Billion in AUM; strategies included international, emerging markets, global, and small-mid cap.
• Directed the flagship international growth equity strategy, increasing from ~$500 million to over $1 billion in AUM. Outperformed the index by approximately 200 basis points per annum net of fees.
• Successfully launched a new emerging markets equity mutual fund with a similar thematic philosophy as the lead portfolio manager and outperformed the index by over 800 basis points in the first year.
• Led the design and build out of a proprietary international quantitative model covering 7,000+ stocks, which improved the efficiency of our work and the scalability of our team by approximately 30%.

Greater Memphis Area

• At Sector, I was the key strategic leader of the investment committee, investment managed solutions, asset allocation, due-diligence, risk management, team development, and client education.
• I began in a Senior Analyst position and was quickly promoted to portfolio manager, Chief Investment Officer, and ultimately to President and majority owner.
• Turned firm around post 2008 financial crisis. Stopped asset losses, improved performance, introduced new products, and attracted the attention of several acquisition suitors. Ultimately negotiated and managed a.
• Strengthened the firm’s wealth management practices and capabilities leading to asset growth from approximately $150 Million to over $1 Billion as the main investment arm of a regional trust company.

Institutional and high net worth investment advisory / portfolio management services

Institutional Private Equity analysis, due-diligence, consulting and co-investing. Advised on over $1 billion in private equity assets.

Traditional and alternative institutional and high net worth investment consulting. Led team advising pensions, foundations, endowments, and corporations on assets in excess of $22 billion. Additionally, I acted as the firm's Chief Information Officer, leading all aspects of information management, networking and information dissemination.

Certified Investment Management Analyst - Cima®, Investment Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi FraternityMagna cum laude with Honors in Business