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Chief Investment Officer for this $350MM RIA.• Manage the asset allocation and portfolio management process which has resulted in superior models with increased tactical capacity.• Designed the investment screening and review process for mutual funds and ETFs and performed all requisite due diligence.• Supervise the Investment Trading process, which has resulted in better execution for clients and an improved audit trail.• Redesigned and improved our client retirement plan… Show more Chief Investment Officer for this $350MM RIA.• Manage the asset allocation and portfolio management process which has resulted in superior models with increased tactical capacity.• Designed the investment screening and review process for mutual funds and ETFs and performed all requisite due diligence.• Supervise the Investment Trading process, which has resulted in better execution for clients and an improved audit trail.• Redesigned and improved our client retirement plan allocation process. Show less

Responsible for promoting increased membership and broader and deeper corporate partnerships for the Stamford CFA Society (Fairfield CT and Westchester NY).• Represented the Society at two Leadership conferences.• Developed new relationships with corporate and other financial professional organizations to promote learning opportunities with the SCFAS.• Managed and hosted events for the Program Committee, including the highly successful 'Wine as an Investment' investment… Show more Responsible for promoting increased membership and broader and deeper corporate partnerships for the Stamford CFA Society (Fairfield CT and Westchester NY).• Represented the Society at two Leadership conferences.• Developed new relationships with corporate and other financial professional organizations to promote learning opportunities with the SCFAS.• Managed and hosted events for the Program Committee, including the highly successful 'Wine as an Investment' investment presentation/wine tasting event. Show less

Developed custom mutual-fund and investment-topic research for BlackRock’s dedicated DC team. Presented BlackRock funds’ strategies and recommended positioning in investment lineups with record-keeping partners.• Designed and produced BlackRock’s comprehensive DC-specific report suite, solely focused on key institutional funds and emphasizing custom universe and peer comparisons.• Created and presented sales ideas to AMG account managers to bridge DB and DC relationships and… Show more Developed custom mutual-fund and investment-topic research for BlackRock’s dedicated DC team. Presented BlackRock funds’ strategies and recommended positioning in investment lineups with record-keeping partners.• Designed and produced BlackRock’s comprehensive DC-specific report suite, solely focused on key institutional funds and emphasizing custom universe and peer comparisons.• Created and presented sales ideas to AMG account managers to bridge DB and DC relationships and initiate BlackRock mutual fund sales discussions with corporate and public plan sponsors.• Improved industry awareness of key BlackRock DCIO products by conceiving and creating fund analyses for distribution to clients with new quarterly DC e-mail. Show less

Key member of the GE funds re-launch into the DCIO, annuity and advisor channels. Increased platform and RIA channel sales through industry and product knowledge. Designed custom analytics and fact sheets for presentations.• Developed and managed key contacts for 20+ platform research teams. Successfully placed product on recommended lists.• Effectively presented and discussed GE funds’ strategies and performance at client meetings which led to increased sales in the RIA and… Show more Key member of the GE funds re-launch into the DCIO, annuity and advisor channels. Increased platform and RIA channel sales through industry and product knowledge. Designed custom analytics and fact sheets for presentations.• Developed and managed key contacts for 20+ platform research teams. Successfully placed product on recommended lists.• Effectively presented and discussed GE funds’ strategies and performance at client meetings which led to increased sales in the RIA and annuity channels, and to equity manager interviews for list placements at Wachovia and LPL.• Designed and presented a new-product competitive review for proposed fund launches of 4 GEAM institutional products. Show less

SCFR’s subject matter expert for mutual funds. • Launched the mutual-fund advice effort (including e-delivery) to augment SCFR’s quantitative research. Influenced marketing campaigns and product positioning.• Recruited and managed the analyst team responsible for the mutual fund research and recommendation process supporting over 350 funds for various advice products, including the flagship OneSource Select List.• Drove advisor recommendations and asset flows by designing… Show more SCFR’s subject matter expert for mutual funds. • Launched the mutual-fund advice effort (including e-delivery) to augment SCFR’s quantitative research. Influenced marketing campaigns and product positioning.• Recruited and managed the analyst team responsible for the mutual fund research and recommendation process supporting over 350 funds for various advice products, including the flagship OneSource Select List.• Drove advisor recommendations and asset flows by designing and managing the ‘SCFR Fund Commentary’ website supporting 4 key investment products. Expertise covered funds in all major asset classes. Show less

Involved in all aspects of this featured program, including asset allocation, fund research, trading and planning. Lead qualitative analyst responsible for manager review and analysis, model creation and field communications.• Created and led the fund research and selection process as a member of the weekly Investment Policy Committee, overseeing the Fund Focus List and model-portfolio allocations in the discretionary FundStrategies program.• Researched and wrote mutual fund and… Show more Involved in all aspects of this featured program, including asset allocation, fund research, trading and planning. Lead qualitative analyst responsible for manager review and analysis, model creation and field communications.• Created and led the fund research and selection process as a member of the weekly Investment Policy Committee, overseeing the Fund Focus List and model-portfolio allocations in the discretionary FundStrategies program.• Researched and wrote mutual fund and portfolio performance reviews for the Investment Consultant (IC) website and quarterly performance letter to clients.• Created custom fund analyses, portfolios and performance reviews for ICs which led to ~$7MM in FundManager sales. Show less

• Recruited and managed the broker-dealer reporting group.• Prepared budgets, management reports and strategic forecasts for the Retail Investment Products division.• Identified cost savings and performed analysis on products and financial statements.

• Generated and reviewed multi-currency performance attribution of global mutual funds and separate accounts.• Improved the quality and timeliness of reporting for a key-client $12-billion global mutual fund complex.