Brinker Capital, a leading investment management firm, today announced that William H. (“Bill”) Miller has joined the firm as Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Miller is based at Brinker’s Pennsylvania headquarters and reports to Chairman and CEO Chuck Widger.
Prior to joining Brinker Capital, Mr. Miller spent nine years at Nationwide in a variety of senior investment roles, most recently as Senior Investment Manager for the company’s asset allocation products. In that position he managed the Investor Destination Series and Optimal Allocation Series of funds’ $16 billion in assets. Previously, he served as Senior Portfolio Manager of Nationwide’s $6 billion Large Cap Core Equities, leading both the fund and separate account products. Mr. Miller started his Nationwide career in the capacity of Interim Chief Investment Officer, building the investment management division from inception to a 34-person, multi-billion dollar investing operation.
Before joining Nationwide, Mr. Miller held investment management positions at Putnam Investments and Delaware Management, and research analyst roles at Janney Montgomery Scott; Rutherford, Brown & Catherwood; and Legg Mason.
“Bill Miller is exactly the right person to lead our investment team as Brinker Capital begins the next phase of its growth trajectory,” said Chuck Widger. “As the firm approached $10 billion in assets under management, we determined the need to bring on board a CIO with well-established investment and leadership talents. Bill has an established and impressive track record in growing and managing multi-billion dollar investment operations. He brings to his responsibilities at Brinker Capital the critical sources of his track record — an investment management discipline rooted in sophisticated asset allocation, a host of new ideas and practices and his wisdom and experience. Clearly, Bill is the right person at the right time for Brinker Capital.”
“Having worked in the investment management industry in Pennsylvania for many years, Brinker Capital was a name I came across often, and it was always referred to with the greatest respect for its investment management smarts and pioneering role in the separately managed accounts business,” noted Bill Miller. “The opportunity to align myself with Brinker and its investment teams was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. I’m delighted to be here, and look forward to making my contributions to the growth of the firm.”
Mr. Miller holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Trinity College.
About Brinker Capital
Brinker Capital, Inc. is a leading independent investment management firm which provides managed account investment programs to individual and institutional investors through financial advisors. Brinker was founded in 1987 by Charles Widger and is located in suburban Philadelphia. Assets under management were over $9.7 billion as of December 31, 2007. Visit Brinker’s website at www.brinkercapital.com.