Rob is a member of Newton’s multi-asset team. In his current role, he is the head of risk parity & liquid alts as well as the portfolio manager for the firm’s Risk Parity and Dynamic Factor strategies.

Rob joined Newton in September 2021, following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group. Before joining Newton, Rob was the head of risk parity and liquid alts and a senior portfolio manager at Mellon Investments Corporation (a BNY Mellon group company).

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Rob was a managing director and head of quantitative strategies at Salient Partners. He was the lead portfolio manager on Salient’s risk parity and managed futures strategies. Prior to joining Salient in 2011, Rob taught macroeconomics and finance at Ohio State University, published academic research, and served as a research assistant. In 2010, Rob interned in the strategic research group at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Rob has a BS in Economics from Penn State University and both an MA and a PhD in Economics from Ohio State University.