Gino M. Perrina

Dr. Gino M.
Perrina is a Chief Investment Officer at Laird Norton Wealth Management LLC.
As the head of Investment Strategy and Research Group, he determines the firm’s investment strategy, directs the investment selection process and works in tandem with the firm's client services teams to deliver investment solutions to meet each client’s unique needs.
With over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, he has held leadership positions in investment analysis, strategy and risk management.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Perrina was a Managing Director at BlackRock Inc. in New York City, responsible for assessing and managing risk in the firm’s alternative asset portfolios, with more than $100 billion in total investments including hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure and opportunistic investments.
From 2006 to 2010, he was Managing Director of Research and Risk Management at BlackRock Alternative Advisors, where he was responsible for finding, evaluating and monitoring hedge funds for institutional client portfolios.
From 2010 to 2012, he was Head of Fixed Income Research at Russell Investments, where he directed a global team of analysts conducting due diligence on fixed-income managers.
He started his career as a fixed-income analyst and portfolio manager at Microsoft, where he managed the firm’s U.S.
government bond portfolio, and was the Director of Investment Management for IAC/InterActive Corp., where he oversaw investments and was involved with acquisitions and balance sheet management.
Mr. Perrina has a Ph.D.
in Finance from Texas Tech University (1999), an MBA from Clemson University (1993), and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Seattle University (1992).
He received his CFA designation in 2003.