CFA Society of Columbus

2015 Forecast Dinner 

Please join the CFA Society of Columbus in welcoming Howard Marks, CFA, CIC as our speaker at the 2015 Forecast Dinner - Wednesday, February 18, 2015!

"Outlook on Economies and Markets"

Howard Marks, CFA, CIC - Chairman  

Since the formation of Oaktree in 1995, Mr. Marks has been responsible for ensuring the firm's adherence to its core investment philosophy; communicating closely with clients concerning products and strategies; and contributing his experience to big-picture decisions relating to investments and corporate direction. From 1985 until 1995, Mr. Marks led the groups at The TCW Group, Inc. that were responsible for investments in distressed debt, high yield bonds, and convertible securities. He was also Chief Investment Officer for Domestic Fixed Income at TCW. Previously, Mr. Marks was with Citicorp Investment Management for 16 years, where from 1978 to 1985 he was Vice President and senior portfolio manager in charge of convertible and high yield securities. Between 1969 and 1978, he was an equity research analyst and, subsequently, Citicorp's Director of Research. Mr. Marks holds a B.S.Ec. degree cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a major in finance and an M.B.A. in accounting and marketing from the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago, where he received the George Hay Brown Prize. He is a CFA charterholder and a Chartered Investment Counselor. Mr. Marks serves on the Investment Committee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Board of Trustees of Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Board of the University of Pennsylvania, where from 2000 to 2010 he chaired the Investment Board.

RSVP's due by COB Friday, February 13th, 2015!