Speaker Details
Speaker Name:	Russ Koesterich
Job Title:	Managing Director and Head of Investment Strategy - Active Equities
Company:	Barclays Global Investors
	Russ Koesterich is a managing director and head of investment strategy for Active Equities at Barclays Global Investors (BGI). He joined BGI in 2005 as a senior portfolio manager in the U.S. Market Neutral Group. Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Koesterich managed several research groups focused on quantitative and top-down strategy. He also served as chief North American strategist for State Street Bank. He began his career at Instinet, playing many roles as a researcher, including director of investment strategy for both U.S. and European research. He is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Associated Press, as well as CNBC and Bloomberg Television. He is the author of The ETF Strategist, which examines the uses of ETFs in building diversified portfolios. Mr. Koesterich earned a law degree from Boston College Law School and a master’s in business administration from Columbia Business School. He is a holder of the CFA designation.