Syed is a global investment strategist. He is responsible for articulating the firm’s index, multi-asset and multi-factor strategies to clients and prospects, as well as participating in the refinement of current strategies and the development of new strategies. He works closely with sales and client service staff worldwide with an eye toward bringing innovative product solutions to client portfolios.

Prior to joining the firm in 2015, he was a client portfolio manager at American Century Investments, focused on active equity and multi-asset strategies. Previously, he worked as an investment strategist at BlackRock, primarily focused on active equity. Past roles include director of client service and portfolio management at AXA Rosenberg, portfolio manager at Innovest Capital Management, consultant at Barra, and programmer/analyst at Vestek Systems. Syed has been in the investment industry since 1987.

Syed holds the CFA^® designation and he is a member of CFA Institute. He earned an MBA in finance from San Francisco State University and a BA in applied math from the University of California at Berkeley.