What is a Martingale?
Arnold S. Wood is a Partner, President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Management Committee. Arnie, in addition to his role with the Investment Team, is an important participant in marketing, client relations and business management activities. A leader in the investment management profession for over two decades, Arnie is well known for his pioneering educational work, particularly in behavioral finance and investment practices. Prior to founding Martingale, he was a Trustee and Senior Vice President of Batterymarch Financial Management where he was a global investment strategist and portfolio manager for ten years. Prior to joining Batterymarch, Arnie headed the Pension Asset Department and the Investment Strategy Committee at State Street Bank and Trust Company.
Arnie is a Trustee of the Research Foundation of CFA Institute, a former Governor of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), Chairman of Financial Analysts Federation (now named the CFA Institute), Chairman of the Financial Analysts Journal Committee, and a founding member and President of the International Society of Security Analysts. He has received prestigious awards from AIMR, including the Daniel J. Forrestal Leadership Award for Professional Ethics and Standards of Practice and the Leadership Award in Global Investing. Arnie is a faculty advisor for Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government study on Behavioral Finance and Decision-Making. He is a graduate of Trinity College and attended Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth University.