Kei Sasaki, CFA

Kei A. Sasaki is the regional chief investment officer for the Northeast region of Wells Fargo Private Bank. He leads a team of investment professionals who deliver comprehensive, custom, and diversified portfolio management for clients of The Private Bank. He serves as the investment thought leader in the Northeast, providing insight and interpretation of the economy and financial markets at client events and through written commentary.

Mr. Sasaki has over twenty years of industry experience specializing in capital markets research, portfolio management and asset allocation strategy. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he was a managing director of equities at PineBridge Investments, serving as head of research and client portfolio manager. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing fundamental research efforts of over eighty investment professionals across twelve countries, and was a leading representative of the firm’s fundamental and quantitative global equity capabilities. Mr. Sasaki was credited with orchestrating firm-wide global research efforts that helped to identify and capitalize on structural cross-asset class investment themes. He also held positions at Credit Suisse Asset Management and Yasuda Bank and Trust Company.

Mr. Sasaki received a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Finance from New York University and a Master of Business Administration from Fordham University. He is a CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts. Mr. Sasaki is based in New York City.