Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

Jan 2000 - Oct 2005

Bank of the West, Los Angeles, CA

  • Chief Investment Officer for the 25th largest bank in the United States.
  • Supervised staff of 20-25 investment, research, compliance and operations professionals.
  • Responsible for more than $3 billion in assets under management covering more than 2,000 separate accounts including individuals, endowments, foundations, trusts and mutual funds.
  • Sole management responsibility for the Bank’s in-house defined benefit pension plan.
  • Simultaneous to the Bank CIO position, served as President and CEO of the Bank’s wholly-owned investment management subsidiary, Eureka Investment Advisors.
  • Governed all aspects of the Bank’s proprietary family of mutual funds, the Eureka Funds. Fund family included equity fixed income, global and money market funds.