Profile
Prior to joining Westpeak in 2004, Dr. Sneddon was employed by State Street Global Advisors, most recently as Senior Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Research Leader, responsible for research and management of active and strategic asset allocation portfolios.
From 2001 through January 2004, he was Deputy Director, Principal, of SSgA’s Advanced Research Center, with responsibilities including research and product development of U.S., European, Japanese, and International equity strategies, as well as a global TAA strategy.
Dr. Sneddon developed an equity research tool suite, which he used in the testing of a wide range of models and signals.
From 1995 to 2001, he was a Portfolio Manager and then a Senior Portfolio Manager, managing active U.S.
and international equity portfolios.
From 1989 to 1995, Dr. Sneddon was a Project Manager at The Analytic Sciences Corporation, in Reading, Massachusetts, where he used statistics and computer technology to deliver solutions to U.S.
defense and intelligence departments.
He was an Assistant Professor of Physics at Brandeis University from 1982 to 1989.
Dr. Sneddon held research positions at Oxford University, Bell Laboratories and Princeton University from 1978 to 1982.
He received a B.Sc.
with First Class Honors and University Medal from the University of Sydney, an M.Sc.
in Applied Mathematics from the University of New South Wales, and a Ph.D.
in Theoretical Physics from Oxford University.
Dr. Sneddon is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.
Former positions of Leigh Sneddon
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Westpeak Global Advisors LP
Westpeak Global Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1991 by Gerald Scriver, Westpeak Global Advisors LP is a registered investment advisor located in Lafayette, Colorado. The firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management LP and their ultimate parent is Paris-based Natixis SA. Westpeak offers customizable equity strategies to large institutional investors. | Director of Research - Equity | 2007-12-30 |
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2003-12-30 |
Training of Leigh Sneddon
University of Oxford | Doctorate Degree |
The University of New South Wales | Graduate Degree |
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SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles. | Finance |
Westpeak Global Advisors LP
Westpeak Global Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1991 by Gerald Scriver, Westpeak Global Advisors LP is a registered investment advisor located in Lafayette, Colorado. The firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management LP and their ultimate parent is Paris-based Natixis SA. Westpeak offers customizable equity strategies to large institutional investors. | Finance |
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