Jay Leopold

Jay Leopold is a Vice President and Head of North America Investment Risk for Columbia Threadneedle. He currently Chairs the N.A. Investment Risk Committee as well as the N.A. Liquidity Risk Committee. In addition, he is Chair of the firm’s N.A. Diversity and Inclusion Group and heads up the firm’s innovation efforts.

Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Jay held several positions at Legg Mason, including Managing Director of Investment Risk, Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst. He has over 30 years of investment experience. He received a B.S., cum laude, in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former President and Director of the Baltimore Security Analysts Society. He also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.