Bob Benson is the Chief Investment Officer at Laird Norton Tyee. He determines the firm’s investment strategy, directs the manager selection process and works in partnership with the client services team to deliver investment solutions that meet clients’ unique needs. He leads a team of analysts and strategists on the Investment Research team.

Bob has 20 years of experience in the financial industry primarily in investment strategy, asset allocation and risk management. He most recently served as a Senior Consultant with Russell Investment's U.S. Consulting group. He also was Director of Global Asset Allocation Strategies at Banc of America Capital Management. At UBS Global Asset Management, where he worked for more than 10 years, he was Director of Asset Allocation and Risk Management.

Bob's undergraduate degree is from the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse and his MBA is from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He received his CFA designation in 1997.

He is a member of the CFA Institute as well as the CFA Society of Seattle. Bob has served on the boards of both start-up firms and non-profit organizations. He also frequently writes for Laird Norton Tyee’s ReGenU blog, which explores a range of life transitions.