Wealth management executive with extensive experience in devising industry-leading products, techniques and methodologies. Demonstrated leadership in driving strategic initiatives and delivering innovative solutions to mass affluent, HNW, and UHNW investors. Expertise in leveraging technology to ...more

Wealth management executive with extensive experience in devising industry-leading products, techniques and methodologies. Demonstrated leadership in driving strategic initiatives and delivering innovative solutions to mass affluent, HNW, and UHNW investors. Expertise in leveraging technology to optimize broad utilization and enhance operational efficiency. Adept at designing sophisticated financial models, with a track record of thought leadership evidenced by publications in well-known practitioner journals. Holds the CFA® and CFP® credentials, the FINRA Series 7 General Securities Representative license, and an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School. Proficient in spoken and written Japanese. Inventor of a unique investment product covered by a US patent. Core Competencies: • Financial Planning Methodology – Research and development of principles for financial planning topics such as retirement sufficiency guidelines, savings and spending hierarchies, Social Security strategies, Roth conversion, and the use of deferred and immediate annuities. • Thought Leadership Content Creation – Generation and publication of original research for practitioners and consultants as well as more accessible guidance and education for investors. • Investment Insights – Research and development of investment insights derived from portfolio metrics such as Sharpe ratio, beta, duration/maturity, peak-to-trough-to-peak drawdown, and concentration/idiosyncratic risk; as well as portfolio characteristics such as asset allocation, country/region/sector/industry exposure, and ESG/sustainability measures • Tax-Efficient Investing – Implementation of investment strategies for maximization of post-tax returns through approaches such as tax-loss harvesting, direct indexing, and fixed-income composition optimization. • Retirement Solution Design – The integration of investment and insurance products into customizable combinations for mass affluent investors in or approaching retirement. These solutions explicitly address market and longevity risk and allow for application across users with differing utility functions. • Team Leadership – Effective management of people with different fields of expertise, varying levels of experience, and diverse backgrounds.less