Kevin Maeda
Chief Investment Officer, Direct Indexing
Natixis Investment Managers Solutions
Kevin Maeda is Chief Investment Officer of Direct Indexing at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions. He joined the firm in 2004 and is responsible for designing the algorithms, processes, and systems used to implement the direct indexing strategies. Previously, he was a senior portfolio manager and product manager at Barclays Global Investors, where he was the launch portfolio manager for the first 17 BGI iShares exchange-traded funds.
Mr. Maeda received his BS in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco and the Investments & Wealth Institute® (formerly IMCA®).
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