As Chief Investment Officer, Eric oversees the Asset Management Group (AMG) within U.S. Bank, which is responsible for management direction that affects more than $390 billion* in assets under management by U.S. Bank. AMG directs overall investment strategy, asset allocation research, investment vehicle and security selection, and policy analysis. This work ultimately helps guide the development of client investment portfolios. AMG maintains deep relationships with research partners and has access to investment opportunities across the world, and the team works to distill the inherent complexities into implementable, actionable views. The AMG team accomplishes this through specialization, frequent collaboration and a data-driven approach.

Eric has many years of experience in the investment and wealth management business. Previously, he spent 10 years at CAPTRUST Financial Advisors where he served as Chief Investment Officer and helped grow the company into one of the largest Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) in the country. Prior to that, he was a senior portfolio manager for Franklin Street Partners and vice president of equity derivatives with Goldman Sachs. Eric is regularly featured in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Bloomberg, and on CNBC, Fox Business and Yahoo! Finance.

Eric is active in his community, including serving as the Chairman of the Diocese of Raleigh Investment Committee. And he serves on the DiversityQ Board of Advisors, an organization focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) best practices in the workplace. Eric is also a Member of the American Bankers Association’s Investment Committee.