Sage Announces New Hires and Promotions
March 17, 2020 By Sage Advisory
Sage is pleased to announce several new additions to our business development and ESG teams, as well as the elevation of key internal personnel.
As always, we encourage you to contact us to learn more about our dedicated professional staff and their efforts to provide creative, helpful investment management services. Please visit www.sageadvisory.com for more information or call 512.327.5530 to speak with a Sage representative.
Lily Tu
Vice President of Institutional Business Development & Consultant Relations
On April 15, Lily Tu will join Sage as Vice President of Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations.
Lily brings to Sage over 18 years of demonstrated success and a broad-based team leadership background encompassing portfolio management, business development, and quantitative research. Lily has a deep and well-developed understanding for the investment management needs of foundations, endowments, family offices, and high-net-worth private clients. Her knowledge and seasoned experience will serve to augment and further enhance our well-established asset management and solutions-based advisory services.
Lily joins Sage from J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, where she successfully managed a client-focused service team responsible for investment portfolio construction, asset allocation, and market research communications. Previously, Lily worked in the same capacity at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management beginning in 2009, and she began her professional career with Goldman Sachs Wealth Management in 2005. Lily received her B.S. in Management Science and Information Systems from the Rutgers College Honors Program at Rutgers University and was an MSIS Valedictorian.
In her new position, Lily will work directly with members of our senior management and investment team to support our clients and expand the market awareness of our institutional investment management strategies and quantitative advisory services.
Dale J. Korman, CFP, CIMA
Regional Director for Marketing & Business Development, Southeast
On March 30, Dale Korman will be joining our firm as a Regional Director for Marketing and Business Development. Dale will be based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and will be responsible for expanding Sage’s business presence with Financial Advisors and Independent RIA’s throughout the Southeast region.
Dale brings over 15 years of professional experience as a seasoned Wholesaler focused on developing wire house, independent, and RIA distribution channels throughout Florida and the southeast. Over the last decade, Dale has worked as a senior marketing representative for such firms as Novak & Powell Financial Services, First Eagle Funds, and Neuberger Berman, LLC. Over this period, Dale earned and received a variety of business development distinctions and awards from his employers.
Dale is an honor graduate of Penn State University-Schreyer Honors College and received a B.S. degree in Mathematics. He is also a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
We welcome the addition of Dale to our organization. He will further augment and expand our professional capabilities to better serve the interests of our clients and advisor relationships.
Wade T. Uloth
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Wade Uloth has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer.
Wade began his career with Sage in 2013 as a member of the Compliance and Financial Management team. Since joining Sage, Wade has become a pivotal member of the firm’s financial management and regulatory compliance oversight efforts. He has worked to introduce and implement a variety of important firm-wide operating standards to improve our internal compliance and client reporting systems. Wade has also been chiefly responsible for successfully guiding the firm’s important regulatory audits and ongoing external due diligence communications with a wide variety of major financial service firms. In this new management role, Wade will report directly to the President of the firm and become a member of the firm’s Operating Committee, which guides Sage’s daily business and service delivery efforts.
Previously, Wade was employed with Veritrust Financial, LLC, as the Chief Compliance Officer in Austin, Texas, and prior to that, he was employed by Ameriprise Financial to work with financial planning clients.
Wade is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and received a B.A. degree in Finance. He holds the Investment Advisor Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP) designation from National Regulatory Services (NRS).
This appointment will further strengthen our management efforts and gives us an opportunity to enhance and fortify our business management and development efforts.
Allison Hartman
Vice President & Director of Operations
Allison Hartman has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Director of Operations.
Allison began her career with Sage in 2009 as a member of the Portfolio Management and Accounting team. Since joining Sage, Allison has become a pivotal member of the firm’s operations, and she serves as the firm’s Senior Investment Performance Analyst. Allison has worked diligently to improve our reporting systems and operating efficiencies, and she has successfully shepherded the firm’s important and multiple GIPS performance certification efforts since 2011. In addition to this new management role, Allison will become a member of the firm’s Operating Committee, which guides Sage’s daily business and service delivery efforts.
Previously, Allison was employed with BNY Mellon in Houston as a Client Relationship Manager and Administrator for Asset Backed and CDO portfolios. Prior to that, she was employed by J.P. Morgan as a Senior Trust Administrator and Client Relationship Manager.
Allison is an honor graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and she received a B.A. degree in Mathematics. She is working to complete her Level II requirements for the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM).
This appointment strengthens our business capabilities and provides an opportunity to introduce a fresh dimension to our management team.
Amy C. Neves
Senior Internal Sales & Wholesaler
Amy Neves has joined our firm as Senior Internal Sales and Wholesaler within our Private Client business development and marketing team. Amy is based in Austin and, in her new role, she is responsible for expanding Sage’s business presence throughout the Northwest region. She will work with our other senior marketing professionals to help service their respective regional efforts. Amy brings many years of industry experience, knowledge, and success from her previous work within the investment services industry.
Prior to joining Sage, Amy served as a Senior Internal Sales professional with Resolute Investment Managers and American Beacon Advisors, Inc., where she was responsible for developing and supporting independent and brokerage firm Financial Advisors. Prior to this role, Amy worked with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. as a Business Development Manager covering the Western Region of the U.S. Amy attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.
We very much welcome the addition of Amy and her seasoned expertise to our business development team. She will further augment and expand our professional capabilities to better serve the interests of our clients and Advisor relationships.
Sean C. Krasan
Vice President & Principal
Sean Krasan, Vice President and Principal of Sage Advisory, will assume a new role within our Consultant Relations and Client Services team. This change will become effective April 1, with the intention that it will greatly augment and expand our institutional client service and business development capabilities. In this role, Sean will be chiefly responsible for the care and development of the firm’s Taft-Hartley and Public Pension Plan relationships. In this capacity, he will work closely with Sage’s risk management and quantitative research teams to deliver our full range of investment services to these important clients.
Sean is one of the founding members of our firm, and he has worked successfully in many professional capacities for Sage to help ensure the growth and advancement of our business. We look forward to Sean continuing these efforts as he pursues his new responsibilities on behalf of the firm.
Sara Rodriguez
ESG Research Analyst
Sara joins Sage as an ESG Research Analyst. Previously, she was an ESG Intern at Sage since 2019. With a background in sustainability, Sara has honed her skills as a research analyst, utilizing the firm’s third-party research data to analyze companies’ ESG factors. Sara has been pivotal in constructing effective ESG marketing materials to distribute to clients and Sage’s social media channels.
Sara graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a B.A. degree in Sustainability Studies. She also earned a minor in Business Foundations from the McCombs School of Business, from which she obtained a certificate from the Energy Management Program.
We welcome Sara to Sage, where her appointment will help strengthen the research analytics capabilities of our ESG team.