Robert L. Bender
Robert L. Bender is President and Chief Investment Officer of the firm. Before founding Robert Bender & Associates in 1972, Mr. Bender began his portfolio management career in 1964 as a member of the Treasury Staff of Douglas Aircraft Co. Between 1966 and 1970, Mr. Bender was a portfolio manager with Pennsylvania Life and Shamrock Fund. His last position before founding the firm was with BWA Inc. between 1970 and 1972 as a portfolio manager.
Mr. Bender received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Redlands in 1959 and his Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA in 1964.
Mr. Bender's professional memberships include The CFA Society of Los Angeles, The CFA Institute and the Investment Counsel Association of America.
Reed G. Bender
Reed G. Bender is Vice President of Portfolio Management and Research for the firm. Mr. Bender began his portfolio management career with Robert Bender & Associates in 1990. At the firm, Mr. Bender is responsible for research oversight and portfolio management of individual client portfolios. Reed has been a featured guest on several media outlets including Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Asia TV, Bloomberg Radio and CNN's Moneyline.
Mr. Bender received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communication from the University of the Pacific in 1990.
Mr. Bender is a member of The CFA Society of Los Angeles and The CFA Institute.
Davis T. Pillsbury
Davis T. Pillsbury is a Marketing Agent for RBA Client Services, LLC with responsibilities for client service and new business.
An alumnus of University of Colorado at Boulder and UCLA, Mr. Pillsbury was in the securities brokerage business for 34 years with various NYSE firms, ending in 1997 with Sutro & Company in San Francisco. For more than a decade, Mr. Pillsbury was a Trustee of Affiliated Publications in Boston.