William Landes is global head of Investment Solutions for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2014 and has been a member of the investment community since 1985. Previously, Dr. Landes was senior managing director and chief investment officer of the multi-asset business for Gottex Fund Management. Prior to that he was chief executive officer at 2100 Capital Group. Dr. Landes started his investment career at Putnam Investments as chief investment officer of global asset allocation, global currency and quantitative equity. He was also the firm’s global head of investment research. Dr. Landes received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Findlay, a Masters in Economics, and a Ph.D. in Finance from University of Cincinnati.