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From strategic planning to market analysis to industry trends, how do their roles guide the creation and management of ETFs? That's what we are going to find out. We have Matt Dines and Carol Spain with us today.
Carol Spain is a Managing Director and Head of Credit Research for Schwab Asset Management. Before joining Schwab in 2020, Carol held several positions at S&P Global Ratings. Most recently, she was lead analyst for U.S. state ratings. Carol earned a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Notre Dame. She is an active member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and is a member of the External Advisory Panel of the Government Finance Research Center. Carol lives in Chicago with her husband and two small children.
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Matt Dines serves as Chief Investment Officer at Build Asset Management, where he oversees portfolio management, capital allocation, and strategy for the firm and its clients. Matt holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis, with a focus on Quantitative Finance. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science from the University of Notre Dame. Matt earned his Chartered Financial Analyst® designation in 2017. Matt and his wife live in Seattle with their twin boys.
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