Dr. Claus te Wildt is a distinguished and experienced financial services executive and a highly respected thought leader in the asset management industry. He has earned a reputation of being able to break down the complex and sometimes confusing global investment landscape for advisors and their clients. As a noted speaker at major industry events, Dr. te Wildt ensures that financial advisors benefit from actionable portfolio implementation ideas and greater confidence in articulating those ideas and strategies to their clients.

Previously, Dr. te Wildt headed the Capital Markets Strategy Group of Fidelity Investments for 18 years. In that role, he formulated and communicated Fidelity's capital market view to Fidelity Institutional clients in the intermediary channel. Dr. te Wildt was also a regular speaker at the national and regional conferences of most major broker-dealer firms, including events organized by Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Wells Fargo. His commentary was published on Fidelity.com, he created Fidelity's Investment Themes market outlook series and co-hosted its "Thinking Outside the Portfolio" podcast.

Prior to joining Fidelity, Dr. te Wildt co-founded teMac Investments, an advisor firm that operated similar to a hedge fund. He also held a variety of senior and executive positions at GT Global and Dresdner RCM and worked as a consultant at Bain & Company. Dr. te Wildt earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in finance from the University of Colorado and a Doctor of Political Science (PhD) in finance from the University of Kiel in Germany.

In addition to speaking engagements, Dr. te Wildt is now working as a consultant where he advises clients on portfolio construction, client communication, crisis management, support of client acquisition and retention, and executive coaching.

Dr. te Wildt lives with his wife outside of Boston where they raised two children. In his spare time, he golfs, cheers for his hometown club Borussia Dortmund, and supports various Cancer Foundations.