John Dwight
Dwight's consistent growth originates from the vision and values of its founder, John Dwight. A pioneer in what is now known as "work-life balance," John left a successful annuity business in Cincinnati early in his career to start a new company in Burlington, Vermont. Situated between Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains, John felt that Burlington offered a high quality of life within a reasonable distance of the financial worlds of Boston and New York City.
John founded Dwight in 1983, attracting a strong team of investment professionals who shared his solutions-based approach to working with clients.
Growth in Leadership
During the late 1980s, Dwight's leadership team began a period of substantial growth. Laura Dagan and David Richardson joined in 1987 to support the growth and management of the firm's burgeoning client base and filled a variety of important roles. David Starr joined the team in 1989, initially to lead Dwight's credit research efforts and later assuming oversight of the Client Portfolio Management Team.
Growth continued into the 1990s, with William Braunegg joining as CFO in 1994. During the early 2000s, David Thompson, CIO, James Burns, General Counsel and CCO, and Jeffrey Norris, COO, joined Laura Dagan, Dave Richardson, Dave Starr, and Bill Braunegg to create Dwight's Executive Management Team as it exists today.
Dwight Milestones
1980s:
Dwight helped pioneer the active management of stable value funds (then consisting primarily of guaranteed investment contracts) as a champion of the asset class. Dwight helped change the stable value landscape further in the late 1980s by uncoupling the book value wrap contract from the management of the bond portfolio to provide fund participants with more security.
1990s:
Dwight began managing high-quality bond portfolios that lay beneath the wrap contracts issued by banks and insurance companies. [ + ]
2000s:
Old Mutual plc purchased UAM and Dwight initiated a successful leadership transition. [ + ]
Today:
Dwight's focus remains clear: meeting the needs of institutional fixed income investors. Dwight strives to achieve performance and service excellence for clients based on respect, integrity, and common goals.
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