Robert J. Benson
Chief Investment Officer
 
Bob Benson is the Chief Investment Officer at Laird Norton Tyee, responsible for developing and articulating the firm’s investment strategy and manager selection for clients and working in partnership with the client services team to deliver investment solutions.

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 US Consulting group. He also was Director of Asset Allocation Strategies at Banc of America Capital Management.

And he was Director of Asset Allocation and Risk Management at UBS Global Asset Management where he worked for more than 10 years.

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. Outside of the office, he can frequently be found hiking with his family or playing finger-style guitar.

 
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