In this new executive responsibility within Crossmark, Doll will oversee the firm's investment team and be accountable for expanding and growing its product offerings, chiefly focusing on several new actively managed products.
"We're thrilled to welcome Bob as our new Chief Investment Officer. He is a powerhouse and thought leader among the investment community and will bring his outstanding 41-year track record to our investment team here at Crossmark," says Mike Kern, President & CEO of Crossmark Global Investments.
His new position will require him to aid Crossmark's wide range of clients to navigate through construct portfolios and market cycles so that they can meet their long-term goals and values.
Prior to this role, Doll was a senior portfolio manager and chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management, where he directed the Large Cap Equity Series.
Before joining Nuveen, Doll held similar roles at numerous other large asset management firms, including serving at Blackrock as Chief Equity Strategist, Chief Investment Officer and President of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), and Chief Investment Officer of OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Over the last 30 years, Doll has become remarkably known for publishing a set of annual 10 predictions, which forecast the global economy, monetary policy, and key themes and risks, driving equity markets.
As a part of Crossmark's continuing expansion, Doll will open a new office branch in Princeton, N.J. He will work alongside the firm's Chief Market Strategist, Victoria Fernandez, and will directly report to the President & CEO of Crossmark, Mike Kern.
"I'm pleased to be joining a firm that holds its investment products to a high ethical standard and embeds its values into its overall business model. It is a rarity to come across such a unique culture, and I'm excited to continue my journey in this industry in a way that is also significant for the common good," says Bob Doll, Chief Investment Officer of Crossmark.