Ryan Reynolds, CFA

Experience

• 

  Meridian Capital Group

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

  Commercial Real Estate Research Analyst

  • Provided in-depth market analysis of potential new markets, including all necessary due diligence.• Wrote and presented market reports to senior management analyzing trends and market conditions.• Researched and collated data from multiple databases and public resources identifying potential new customers fitting Meridian Capital’s target market.• Addressed and solved inefficiencies through close work with the senior analyst and management.• Helped train new employees/interns, and oversaw department in the absence of the senior analyst.• Entered and organized data in Excel and SQL-based database for company-wide use. Show less

• 

  Nomura

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2016

  ● Member of three person team responsible for driving senior relationships and revenue at most important focus clients.● Developed metrics used to evaluate client relationships, as well as the Client Review presentation used by the team in annual relationship review meetings with clients. ● Lead member of the SRM team on all ISDA and regulatory agreement negotiations. Worked closely with internal legal and the clients to ensure successful completion of all required documents.● Leveraged internal relationships with stakeholders across various teams, including Sales, Trading, Legal, Operations, and Management to identify relationship goals and to fully institutionalize client relationships. ● Worked closely with global markets sales managers to create executive briefing notes for global and regional senior management teams. The briefing notes provided a cohesive summary of the client relationship, including the identification of the most impactful growth opportunities.● Collaborated with members of the Senior Relationship Management team to provide seamless cross-coverage of clients and to allow the team to succeed in attaining its various client specific relationship goals, as well as to assist in the management of internal relationships. ● Mentored and trained new joiners and supporting staff to improve key metrics and reports to ensure all information provided allows the global SRM team to be as impactful as possible during client meetings Show less ● Managed successful implementation of key global projects such as Dodd-Frank, EMIR and FATCA regulations. Focused on having all requirements in place ahead of deadlines to allow business to continue without interruption. Responsible for protecting 99% of at risk client revenue and ensuring that the global client franchise was appropriately positioned ahead of the upcoming regulatory initiatives. ● Served as the interim Americas' Sales CAO for FX Sales and was responsible for supporting the Head of FX Sales, including implementing new initiatives, organizing weekly sales meetings, and providing detailed reporting on sales force performance. ● Supported Co-Head of Global Markets and Head of Global Markets Sales by providing ad hoc performance analysis of the client franchise, identifying opportunities and areas needing improvement, and advising of potential solutions. ● Organized and led monthly meetings to review and discuss balance sheet optimization across clients. Pre-meeting preparation included data analysis, collation of global feedback from the trading desk and sales management. Reviewed results with the Global Head of Rates and the Global Rates COO. ● Collaborated with IT developers and business analysts to coordinate and prioritize new IT development projects, especially with regards to improvements to the CRM system. ● Provided weekly regional franchise updates to global senior management. Show less ● Liaised with senior business management on status of team negotiations and business priorities, as well as one-off product development/documentation for new client driven products, including program applications for the establishment of the MBS and Securitized Products desk and the expansion of the business into TBAs and REMICs.● Drafted and negotiated ISDA Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes, Collateral Account Control Agreements, SIFMA Master Repurchase, Master Securities Lending, Master Securities Ford Transaction, and OTC Options Agreements, concurrently managing 100 separate negotiations. ● Headed the group’s technology initiatives and the continued development of a database to manage executed agreements, as well as analyzed new technology offerings to assist the group’s needs.● Led the group’s integration initiative to utilize a Mumbai team to streamline the day to day tasks of the group, and served as the group’s liaison with the Mumbai team.● Worked closely with the COO and General Counsel on various projects, including running capital models, liaising with rating agencies, and applying to various investment programs. Show less

  • Vice President, Global Markets Americas Senior Relationship Management

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2016

  • Vice President, Global Markets Americas Sales CAO Team

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2016

  • Associate, Legal Documentation

    Aug 2008 - Sept 2011
• 

  Amherst Capital Management

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2024

  ● Lead four person team responsible for producing global marketing collateral and responding to all potential investor inquiries, such as requests for proposal (“RFPs”) and due diligence questionnaires (“DDQs”). ● Support COO on ad hoc projects and analysis, including market research and competitor analysis, creation of distribution plans, development of new products, and measurement of relative performance. ● Coordinate and manage outreach to potential investors across four distribution channels, including managing and updating information posted to consultant databases and other third party applications. ● Responsible for the client service and engagement duties, including partnering with internal teams to ensure investor accounts are properly setup with reporting templates and trading documentation.● Partner with the Head of Product Development to review new product ideas, coordinate investor approval of fund changes and manage the process to implement those changes. ● Developed weekly reporting for senior management to provide increased visibility into and alignment within the marketing and product development teams’ activities and projects. Show less

  • Trader and Senior Investment Analyst

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2024

  • Vice President, Investor Relations

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2020
• 

  Millennium

  Jun 2024 - now

  Trader