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BIOGRAPHY
GREGORY COLLIER
Greg Collier is President
and Chief Investment Strategist of
Collier Capital Advisors. He is a respected leader, speaking frequently on
strategic asset allocation, market issues, and investment strategy. He is
widely regarded as an expert in designing trading and analytic systems,
business analysis, project management, quality improvement, and operations
and technology risk management. He has demonstrated a history of innovative
thinking and leadership in the financial services sector, and is a highly
sought after consultant and expert witness. Mr. Collier has a record of
working with executive
level decision makers and is known for achieving under the most challenging
circumstances.
Greg Collier built his professional foundation in the capital markets over nearly two decades in New York City. His goal is for all Americans to participate in the capital markets, and navigate the markets with knowledge, skill, and appropriate risk management. Mr. Collier has a commitment to success, and sharing his success with others and his community. He knew from an early age growing up in Detroit, Michigan, that by building upon his own drive, determination and irrepressible optimism, he could help create wealth for all, not just the privileged.
EDUCATION
MANHATTAN COLLEGE - Riverdale, New York
● M.B.A. with concentration in Finance ● 4.0 GPA in Finance
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - Tallahassee, Florida
● B.S. in Finance
Greg began his career in the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Trading Group at Chemical Bank in
Manhattan.
At ING, Mr. Collier was appointed by the head of operations to a working
committee of the Trade Association for the Emerging Markets, culminating in
the creation of "Match-EM," the
EMTA's post-trade matching system (predecessor of the Emerging Markets
Clearing Corporation).
Lehman Brothers
Greg managed daily transaction volume exceeding a Billion dollars for
Lehman's Emerging Markets Fixed Income Trading desk,
as the head
Brady bond trader's assistant.
Misys PLC
Greg
was responsible for the functional
design and testing of the
fixed income and repo modules of OPICS (Operations Processing Integrated Control
Systems), and provided
consulting services and custom systems development for institutions
worldwide.
Citigroup
As a Vice
President at Citigroup, Mr. Collier managed integrated software quality and process
development for Citigroup's North American Private Bank, Compliance, Prime
Brokerage, Investment Research, and Stock Plan Systems groups. He was also a
top rated business analyst at Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney unit, where he made significant contributions to its
consistently profitable performance.
Consulting
Over his noteworthy career, Mr. Collier has provided consulting services to JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, Banco Santander, Deutsche Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, Lloyds TSB, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Skin and Cancer Associates. In addition, Mr. Collier has worked with small business owners from inception to build successful enterprises.
AFFILIATIONS
Millennium Network in support of
the Clinton Foundation - Miami Host Committee, Project Management Institute
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Round Table Group, Financial Planning
Association, Financial Risk Management Network, American Society for
Quality, BRIC Business Leaders, Quant Finance Group, Treasury Technology
Network, Hedge Fund Network, Worldwide Management Consultants, Private
Equity Investment Group, Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture, West Palm 100, National Military Family
Association, ISACA IT Governance Group, International Association of
Software Architects, Software Testing Club, SAP Community, Working Capital
Management Network, Whitney Museum of American Art, James Beard Foundation,
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, National Black MBA Association - New York
Chapter, Institute for Supply Management, FSU Alumni Association, Manhattan
College Alumni Association, Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in
Business Administration, University Center Club, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Incorporated - life member, Seminole
Boosters Inc., and the Tallahassee Quarterback Club.
Mr. Collier was baptized and confirmed at Greenfield Peace Lutheran Church in Detroit, Michigan, and is a member of Grace Episcopal Church in West Palm Beach, Florida. He actively participates in local community and national organizations, mentors youth, and supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, Yéle Haiti Foundation, Melanoma Research Alliance, White Oak Conservation Center, Charity Navigator, and global entrepreneurship via Kiva.org.
AWARDS and
HONORS
2010: Appointed by West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel to the city's Pension Benefits Task Force, a fact finding team of citizen volunteers formed to review the city's fire rescue and police department pension plans, historical and current financial data, plan design, processes, key areas impacting the city's budget, and to make recommendations to the city commission.
2006:
TABB Group, the financial markets research and strategic advisory
firm, recognized Citigroup Investment Research as the most widely used
research provider by large buy-side money managers. Mr. Collier's role
as the Software Quality Manager for Citigroup Investment Research was pivotal in
helping the team optimize its ability to perform for the world's top money
managers.
2005: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was awarded First Place for IT
Compliance by "Tech Forum" for its Software Quality Assurance
Workspace application. Mr. Collier edited the application's process
documentation, and chaired a 13 member cross-organizational committee which
re-engineered the Global Investment Bank's UAT standards. These initiatives
helped Citigroup earn this prestigious distinction for outstanding
information technology controls.
2001 & 2002: Smith Barney Access (www.smithbarney.com) was rated the
#1 overall full service brokerage website by Watchfire Gomez Pro. Mr.
Collier was instrumental in helping the Smith Barney team significantly
improve its ranking during his tenure as a top ranked Business Analyst at
Smith Barney.
Positive Mental Attitude Award: Former NCAA Wrestling Champion, Dick
Cook, wrestling coach at North Farmington High School (Michigan), presented
Mr. Collier with the school's Positive Mental Attitude Award. Mr. Collier
served as wrestling team co-captain.
At Collier Capital Advisors, we use our experience in trading, analysis, technology, and risk management to identify stellar investment opportunities. We possess experience ranging from emerging market fixed income to U.S. domestic equities and options. We built our foundation developing and implementing corporate strategies that enable the high performance of organizations.
