Chat Reynders is an investment manager for one of Boston’s leading management firms, and now one of the newest members of Dialogue’s Advisory Board.

But let’s not stop there. While Chat isn’t managing money, he’s producing award-winning IMAX films, (Have you seen Dolphins, or Coral Reef Adventure yet?) raising money for a variety of non-profits, and if he can squeeze in the time, you may find him fly-fishing off the waters of Martha’s Vineyard. He’s also been quoted in Business Week, the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. The investment management community listens to him, and, well, so do I…

I’m fortunate enough to call him a member of the Advisory Board, but I’m lucky enough to call him a friend, mentor, and yes, even a neighbor.

So, without further ado, here is a brief biography on the newest member of the board.

Charlton Reynders, III, Chairman and CEO, Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management
Chat brings more than 15 years of experience in investment management and social venture investing to Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management.  His passion for forward thinking investment strategy rooted in fundamentals has provided a guidepost for his success to date.

In addition to his leadership in the traditional investment management world, Chat has structured and funded public/private partnerships that have brought more than $150 million in revenues to leading cultural institutions around the world – projects that have won numerous awards. In this vein, he has for decades produced socially-oriented IMAX films including Dolphins, which was produced in conjunction with the National Wildlife Federation and garnered an Academy Award nomination in 2000, and Coral Reef Adventure, which received the largest grant in the history of the Informal Science Division of the National Science Foundation.

Prior to launching Reynders, McVeigh, Chat served as a senior officer and director of new business at Lowell, Blake & Associates.  He oversaw growth in assets under management at that firm from just over $200 million to nearly $700 million, and worked as a senior equity strategist to lead key institutional relationships, advising on more than $1 billion in outside assets.  He previously served as Executive Director of The Whale Conservation Institute, the nation’s leading independent cetacean research center, which was founded under a grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

Chat graduated from Princeton University with a degree in History. He currently sits on the Advisory Boards of Project Adventure and the MacGillivray Freeman Educational Foundation. He has been featured and published in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Forbes.

Hometown: Boston (my media-wise kids require that I not get any more specific than that)

Favorite Book/Recommend Reading: The Black Swan, The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb

How I Relax: Fly fishing

Words to Live by/Words of Wisdom: Integrity is the cornerstone of prosperity