Taylor L. Smith, Cfa, Cesga Email & Phone Number

Taylor L. Smith, Cfa, Cesga is a Portfolio Manager - Commodities and Natural Resources Equities at DWS Group. They possess expertise in leadership, r, adobe, economics, securities regulation and 27 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "I was fortunate to work with Taylor in DWS Commodities team for almost 3 years. Despite being located in different cities, we worked closely on various complex projects ranging from Agriculture data analysis and Supply and Demand models, equities factor models and ESG integration. As a world-class expert in Agriculture markets, Taylor has put his time and effort into bringing me up to speed with the fundamentals of the sector. Learning from Taylor is a pleasure, thanks to his vast knowledge and exceptional presentation skills. Taylor is not only an excellent project lead, but also an active team player - you can always trust him to do his part. As a leader, he can set clear goals and seamlessly break down complex projects into manageable steps, making astute observations when reviewing the work and suggesting time-saving solutions. Taylor always goes above and beyond in his research and analysis, generating unique trade ideas ahead of the market. Through these years I have witnessed how Taylor’s investment management expertise has grown, which was recognized by our supervisors who expanded Taylor’s coverage universe and promoted him to Portfolio Management role. Our team relies more and more on Taylor’s insights across our coverage in Commodities and Natural Resource Equities. Taylor is a quick learner and is always eager to master new skills. He has seamlessly picked up Python over the course of the Agriculture data analysis project he was leading. He is now able to run and modify python scripts and write his own code. Furthermore, Taylor is actively involved in firm culture through his participation in People Engagement Group. His contributions were invaluable in organizing events such as Book Club. I would gladly work with Taylor again, there is no doubt he has an outstanding career ahead of him. I look forward to congratulating him on his future achievements."

Listed skills include Leadership, R, Adobe, Economics, and 28 others.