Profile
Prior to joining Okabena Advisors, Ms. Black worked for American Express in the institutional investment management business, American Express Asset Management Group and was responsible for managing corporate defined benefit pension, foundation and endowment client relationships.
Before that, she was with First Asset Management and was responsible for new business development and client service for institutional clients.
Ms. Black began her career in New York where she worked for Bear Stearns and Smith Barney in international equity research and sales.
She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.
She holds a Diploma in International Humanitarian Assistance from the Center of International Health and Cooperation through Fordham University in New York.
Ms. Black is an advisory board member for the Frederick R.
Weisman Art Museum.
Former positions of Leslie K. Black
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Okabena Investment Services, Inc.
Okabena Investment Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Okabena Investment Services, Inc. (OIS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and multi-family office headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Okabena Co. (OC), a family office which was founded in 1967 to provide a variety of financial services to the founding family. OC created OIS in 1994 to house its investment function going forward. OIS offers investment advisory services to tax-exempt organizations such as charities, foundations and endowments as well as to other high-net worth families and individuals. The firm also serves as the sponsor, manager, and discretionary investment adviser to private investment funds (OIS Private Funds). | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/12/2007 |
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Okabena Investment Services, Inc.
Okabena Investment Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Okabena Investment Services, Inc. (OIS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and multi-family office headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Okabena Co. (OC), a family office which was founded in 1967 to provide a variety of financial services to the founding family. OC created OIS in 1994 to house its investment function going forward. OIS offers investment advisory services to tax-exempt organizations such as charities, foundations and endowments as well as to other high-net worth families and individuals. The firm also serves as the sponsor, manager, and discretionary investment adviser to private investment funds (OIS Private Funds). | Finance |
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