Tom Weizenegger has more than 15 years of investment management experience, having occupied a variety of roles spanning investment research and portfolio management over that time. As Chief Investment Officer for 1834, Tom is a member of the wealth management leadership team, and oversees 1834’s investment strategy, research, and client portfolio management.
Prior to this role, Tom led the firm’s investment strategy and research as Managing Director of Investment Management.
Tom approaches his job with the following principles in mind:
- Making better investment decisions through constant process improvement
- Balancing academic rigor with real-world pragmatism in designing investment solutions
- Focusing on actual client outcomes as the metric for measuring investment success
Before coming to 1834, Tom was with Wells Fargo and Abbot Downing (a Wells Fargo company), where he managed large institutional client portfolios as part of their OCIO group, and prior to that was a member of their Portfolio Construction & Analytics group.
Tom received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, graduating with Honors and with concentrations in Economics, Analytic Finance, and Statistics. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Minnesota – Duluth.
Outside of work Tom loves being outdoors – especially camping, canoeing, and fishing. He equally loves music and plays the drums and guitar whenever he has the chance.