Eddie is the Chief Strategy Officer for Emerge9, an AI-powered fintech platform that delivers high net worth investors access to private assets. He is also currently on the board of Morgan Stanley’s Calvert Mutual Funds and Global X Venture Fund, serving as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for both; and has also served on the board of Macquarie Group’s Optimum Mutual Funds and Board of Trustees for Lehigh University. As a Director for the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation, he is also a faculty member of the group’s BoardReady Institute. Eddie is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, a Qualified Audit Committee Financial Expert with Climate Leadership and Cyber Risk & Strategy Certifications, media-trained and experienced, and has visited and invested in 50+ countries, including 30 emerging markets.

Eddie led global investment teams at New York Life Investment (NYLIM) subsidiaries as Chief Investment Officer, Senior Managing Director, and member of the Executive Leadership team at Cornerstone Capital Management. Eddie was also a Lead Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Brown Capital Management, and Templeton Investment Counsel. Most recently, he was Head of External Advisors / Diversity Portfolio Management for New Jersey’s Division of Investment where he was responsible for all external advisors in this $100 billion pension plan, and developed the State’s first Emerging Managers platform.

He was invited by President Barack Obama’s White House Business Council and Business Forward to discuss U.S. Job Creation and Economic Competitiveness, and to discuss Trade with Cuba.