Sage Welcomes Mr. Zachary Q. Chavis
June 1, 2012 By Cameron Ladd
June 1, 2012
Dear Clients and Friends,
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Zachary Q. Chavis as Vice President for Portfolio Management and Fixed Income Trading at Sage Advisory Services.
Zachary brings to Sage an extensive background in institutional fixed income risk management, credit derivative trading and a comprehensive understanding of financial engineering techniques. He was previously employed with Societe Generale in New York as a Vice President for Credit Trading. During his time with the Company Zachary was responsible for institutional market making and proprietary trading in investment grade, high yield and credit default swap securities.
Prior to his professional experience with Societe Generale, Zachary worked with BNP Paribas in New York as a Vice President for Credit Trading and Risk Management. This opportunity was preceded by his employment with Pratt & Whitney as a Research Engineer and the NASA Langley Research Center as a member of the Mars 2001 Odyssey Mission Team. Zachary brings to Sage an extensive and well developed background in institutional trading, risk management and applied financial engineering.
Zachary is an alumnus of The University of Texas, where he received a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University, where he received a M.S. Degree Aerospace Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University-Tepper School of Business in Pittsburgh where he received his MBA Degree in 2007.
In his new position, Zachary will work within Sage’s portfolio management and trading team focusing primarily on credit risk management and strategy development. He will also work closely with our client service and consultant relationship development professionals to communicate our investment strategies. This new appointment further fortifies Sage’s portfolio management team and introduces a fresh dimension to our risk management efforts. As always, we encourage you to contact us to learn more about our professional staff and their efforts to provide a superior investment management service.
Sincerely,
Robert G. Smith, III
President & CIO