John R. Roberts
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Summary
Global Equity Portfolio Manager with a focus on quantitative modeling and
company fundamentals to analyze investment opportunities. Expertise in
investment theory, model building, statistical methods, and economic
analysis. Innovative architect of information systems with extensive
experience synthesizing information using a wide range of software
products.
Experience
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP, Boston, MA 1995-2008
Global asset management firm with over $500 billion under management for
institutional and sub advisory clients.
Associate Partner, Equity Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Group (2007-
2008)
< Managed $500 million of active and passive equity portfolios for the
Asset Allocation Group
. Outperformed MSCI China benchmark for China portfolio by an annualized
5% since inception in 2007 and EAFE portfolio by 1% versus EAFE
benchmark since 2008.
< Managed overlay portfolios using futures, forwards, and swaps for
Global Balanced Funds
Vice President, International Equities Group (1995-2006)
< Managed active portfolios with a value of $5B within the International
Equity Group, including overlays to balanced portfolios.
. Outperformed global MSCI benchmark by an annualized 3.2% since
inception in 1998 with an information ratio of 0.68.
< Maintained risk control for actively managed funds and was responsible
for cash equitization using derivatives and currency forwards.
< Provided portfolio construction and equity investment analysis
including performance attribution and quantitative equity modeling.
Previously, lead the Vision Group (Vision is an object oriented data
base and software package) providing firm-wide application and
operations support.
< Developed firm wide applications including a composite application,
intranet applications, and top down / bottom up equity modeling
efforts.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Washington, DC 1994
Completed engagements with two major financial firms (Wellington Management
and T. Rowe Price)
< Designed quantitative global investment models and executed a roll out
strategy for a firm wide data information system. Models remain in
place today.
< Developed a marketing and operations plan for a start-up airline
consulting firm.
DATA RESOURCES/McGRAW-HILL, Washington, DC 1985-1994
Global economic forecasting and consulting firm focused on Fortune 500,
large global organizations and governments.
Principal, Global Markets Group (1988-1994)
Director, International Data Products (1985-1988)
< Consulted with NATO, the Panama Canal Commission, the Government of
Egypt, and Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and General Motors on
international trade and economic development.
< Directed large scale project management and the new business
development programs in the Global Markets Practice of Data
Resources/McGraw-Hill.
ADP Network Services, Washington, DC.
1981-1985
Division provided economic and financial data to economists and financial
analysts worldwide.
Manager, Data Base Operations
< Facilitated the relationship of ADP's joint venture with Alan
Greenspan's firm Townsend-Greenspan, which provided forecasts of the
U.S. Economy.
< Managed staff of 15 professionals in Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor,
Michigan, including programmers, data analysts, and data base
administrators.
< Supported a set of over 35 financial economic data bases available to
over 600 clients through an on-line data base system contributing $10M
in revenues.
Additional experience includes:
Director for Data Services, EVANS ECONOMICS, INC., Washington, DC
Associate Director of Data Services, DATA RESOURCES/McGRAW-HILL,
Washington, DC
Education
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C
Graduate courses in Computer Science and Data Base Design
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT PLATTSBURGH
M.A., Clinical Psychology
DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville, OH
B.A., Psychology and German
UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG, Freiburg, West Germany
Junior Year Abroad
Languages& Computer Programming
German, Mandarin Chinese
Vision, SASS, WRATS, EPS, APL, Pascal, FORTRAN