General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 10, 2009

Thematic Investing – Kevin J. Bannon – Highmount Capital

Kevin J. Bannon, CFA, is the Chief Investment Officer of Highmount Capital LLC. He joined Highmount in April 2008 following a 28-year career at the Bank of New York, serving as the Bank's Chief Investment Officer from 1993 to 2007. He began his career at U.S. Trust. He has a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a MBA in finance from the Leonard N. Stern School at New York University. He is a Director of the Prudential Mutual Funds and Urstadt Biddle Properties and is Chairman of the investment committee of the BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine Partners Funds. He is the President of the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester and a Director of The Hundred Year Association of New York. Profile
TWST: Kevin, please start with an overview of Highmount Capital.

Mr. Bannon: High-mount Capital is a global wealth management firm founded in

2002 as a multi-family office. We currently