Leo Tilman

Leo M. Tilman is the Chief Institutional Strategist and Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, a leading global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm. In addition to chairing Investment Strategy Committee, Mr. Tilman is responsible for providing the firm’s institutional clients – some of the world’s most sophisticated investors, financial institutions, and corporations – with comprehensive strategic advice and solutions, including risk management, investment strategy, debt and capital management, asset/liability management, corporate finance, and strategic decision making. Prior to joining Bear Stearns, he served as a Director at BlackRock, an investment management and risk advisory firm. Mr. Tilman is the editor of the book Asset/Liability Management of Financial Institutions: Maximizing Shareholder Value Through Risk-Conscious Investing (Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2003) and co-author of the book Risk Management: Approaches for Fixed Income Markets (English Ed.: 2000; Japanese Ed.: 2002, Chinese Ed.: 2005). His upcoming two books (Oxford University Press, 2008) deal with the evolution of capital markets and the changing nature of financial intermediation, including the far-reaching implications for the fields of investment banking, investments, corporate finance, market analysis, risk management, and regulation. Mr. Tilman is on the adjunct faculty at Columbia University and a contributing editor of The Journal of Risk Finance. He makes regular TV appearances, often quoted in the financial media (The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, and Barron’s), and is a frequent speaker at leading business schools and conferences worldwide, including the World Economic Forum. In 2007, Mr. Tilman was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, joining 250 executives, public figures and intellectuals – all 40 or younger – recognized for “their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.” Mr. Tilman holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Columbia University.