As Chief Market Strategist, Bill O’Grady performs market, economic and geopolitical
research for the firm, and is a member of the investment committees for the Asset Allocation
strategies and International Equity strategies. Bill also co-manages Confluence’s Global
Hard Assets portfolio, which focuses on tangible commodities investments. Additionally, Bill
writes numerous reports for the firm, which can be found under Research & News, in
which he provides insights on various economic and geopolitical topics and discusses
market effects. In all, Bill has more than 30 years of experience following the energy, foreign
exchange and futures markets and is frequently quoted by such national media outlets
as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News. Bill earned a master’s degree in
economics from St. Louis University and has undergraduate degrees in history and public
administration from Avila College.