Adam Seitchik has diverse global experience in economics, finance, teaching and consulting.  He is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Trillium Asset Management, the oldest and largest US asset manager dedicated solely to socially responsible investing.  Please contact Adam at aseitchik@rcn.com.

 

Experience

2004-                 Trillium Asset Management                      Boston, MA

Executive Vice President / Chief Investment Officer

§    Lead and manage the investment process for the oldest and largest US asset manager dedicated solely to socially responsible investing

§    Member, Executive Committee.  Chair asset allocation committee; involved in portfolio management and equity research; lead in the quantitative support of investment processes

2000-2003          Deutsche Asset Management             London, England

Chief Global Strategist, Managing Director

§     Led and managed asset allocation team accountable for over £40 billion

§     Responsible for developing and communicating global investment strategy for one of the five largest global asset managers

§     Over 120 client and media presentations/interviews per annum

§     Developed and managed successful long/short hedge funds for efficient implementation of strategy ideas

 

1994-2000          Wellington Management Company          Boston, MA

Global Balanced Portfolio Manager, Associate Partner

§     Managed $2 billion in assets for institutional clients

§     Communicated global strategy to investment group and clients

§     Created process integrating quantitative and qualitative insights

 

1990–1994         John Hancock Financial Services                  Boston, MA

Director of Strategic Research

§     Led the Investment and Pension Group’s research effort

§     Collaborated with outside consultants to restructure the investment group

§     Launched Quality Program within the investment and pension group

§     Assisted CEO in leading business/education partnerships

 

1987-1991          Wellesley College                                 Wellesley, MA

Assistant Professor of Economics

§     Co-authored two books on the US economy and labor markets

§     Published articles and developed courses on macro, labor and policy

§     Mediated on-campus disputes; trained in mediation

 

 

 

1983-1990          Abt Associates                                     Cambridge, MA

Consulting Economist

§     Research and program evaluation projects for government, union and corporate clients

Education

Chartered Financial Analyst, 1993

Boston University Ph.D. in Economics 1989, MA 1983                             

University of Texas at Austin, BA Liberal Arts Honors, 1980

Other

§      Trustee, Hyams Foundation, 2006-

§      Parent representative, Lexington High School Council, 2006- 

§     Co-Director, Massachusetts for Wesley Clark, 2003-04

§     Chair, Agassiz School Council, Cambridge, MA, 1995-98

§     Head Tutor, Boston University Dept. of Economics, 1984-86

 

Sample Publications

 

“Why Lower Drug Prices are Good for Investors: A Case Study in Universal Ownership,” with Steve Lippman and Dan Rosan.  Corporate Governance (forthcoming).

 

Strategic View, column each quarter in Trillium Asset Management Corporation’s newsletter, Investing for a Better World, 2004-

 

Global Strategy, Deutsche Asset Management, 2000-2003.  Editor of this quarterly publication with a 10,000-copy print run.  Global economic and financial market outlook for worldwide clients, investment managers and the press.  Includes regional sub-sections and topical reports on subjects ranging from investing in China to global corporate governance.  Articles in Global Strategy were repackaged regularly under my name for the retail and institutional investment trade press.

 

Asset Allocation Highlights, Wellington Management Company, Boston, Quarterly, 1994-2000.

 

Economic Outlook, John Hancock Financial Services, Quarterly, 1990-92.

 

“Let’s Give Future Generations a Speculometer,” The Business (London), June 2003.

 

“Investing in a Colder Climate,” Institutional Investor, International Edition, April 2003.

 

“The New England Roller Coaster: Lessons for the U.S. in the 1990s,” Business Economics, 4/92.

 

“When Married Men Lose Jobs: Income Replacement within the Family,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, July 1991, pp. 692-707.

 

“Who are Displaced Workers?” in John T. Addison (ed.), Job Displacement, Wayne State Press, 1991.

 

“Forget the Massachusetts Doomsday Scenario,” The Boston Sunday Globe, 11/18/90.

 

Employer Strategies for a Changing Labor Force, US Commission for Emp. Policy, 1990 (w/ J. Zornitsky).

 

From One Job to the Next: Worker Adjustment in a Changing Labor Market, Kalamazoo, MI: Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 1989 (with J. Zornitsky).

 

 

Sample Presentations and Interviews

 

“Dispelling the Myths, Managing the Risks and Leveraging the Opportunities of Responsible Investing ,” Institutional Investor’s Socially Responsible Investing Forum, New York, January 2007

 

“Growth in the context of environmental crisis,” Conference sponsored by the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University and the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, Tarrytown, NY, November 2006.

 

“Globalizing Fairly,” Social Venture Network conference, Tucson, AZ, October 2006.

 

“The Different Shades of Green Investing,” Green Mountain Summit on Investor Responsibility, Burlington, Vermont, September 2006.

 

“To an ethical investor, growth doesn't always lead to happiness,” webcast interview with Christian Science Monitor, February 2006.

 

CNBC Europe and Bloomberg Television, approximately two interviews per week on the financial market outlook.  Regularly interviewed by The Wall Street Journal Europe, Reuters, etc., 2000-2003.

 

“A Critic’s Commentary on the Global Economic Outlook,” Economist Intelligence Unit annual conference, London, 2002.

 

“Asset Allocation Funds,”  “Long-term Investment Returns,” and “Risk in a Cold Climate,” Deutsche Asset Management annual client conferences, London, 2001-2003.

 

“The Importance of Industry Mix in Explaining Returns to Value and Growth,” Equity Style Management Conference, IMN, Boca Raton, Florida, 1/95.

 

“Defined Contribution Participants as Investors,” “The Risk and Return of Guaranteed Investment Contracts and Alternatives” and “The S&L Debacle and Insurance Company Insolvencies,” John Hancock Pension Seminars, Boston and Washington, D.C., 1991-93.

 

“The New England Economy,” The Anslow Lecture, Orleans, MA, 2/91.

 

“The Economics of Enlightenment: Employer-provided Dependent Care Programs,” IRRA annual meetings, Washington, D.C., 12/90.

 

“A Test for the Long-Run Social Cost of Unemployment among Young Men,” (with L.M. Nichols), IRRA annual meetings, Atlanta, GA, 12/89.