Credentials

• Joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2014
• Chief investment officer of the multi-asset business for Gottex Fund Management from 2008 to 2014
• Chief executive officer at 2100 Capital Group from 2004 to 2008
• Started investment career at Putnam Investments as chief investment officer of global asset allocation, global currency and quantitative equity; was also the firm's global head of investment research
• Member of the investment community since 1985

Education

• Attended the University of Findlay, where he received a B.S. in economics
• Received a Ph.D. in finance from University of Cincinnati