As Chief Market Strategist, Bill O’Grady performs market, economic and geopolitical

research for the firm, and is a member of the investment committees for the Asset Allocation

strategies and International Equity strategies. Bill also co-manages Confluence’s Global

Hard Assets portfolio, which focuses on tangible commodities investments. Additionally, Bill

writes numerous reports for the firm, which can be found under Research & News, in

which he provides insights on various economic and geopolitical topics and discusses

market effects. In all, Bill has more than 30 years of experience following the energy, foreign

exchange and futures markets and is frequently quoted by such national media outlets

as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News. Bill earned a master’s degree in

economics from St. Louis University and has undergraduate degrees in history and public

administration from Avila College.