Ted has over 20 years of investment management experience. He joined Parsons Capital Management in 1998 as a portfolio manager and director of research. Before joining Parsons, he founded and sold a successful mail order and retail company. Ted is active in several organizations in the community. He served for more than 10 years on the board and finance committee at Meeting Street School, a school known for helping children with multiple and severe challenges. Ted also served on the board at The Slater Mill Foundation where he was chairman of the investment committee. He has also chaired the investment committee at Gordon School. Ted is a former president of IGWE Trust, an investment club likely to be the oldest in the country. Ted attended Tabor Academy and graduated from Hobart College with a degree in economics. His professional memberships include the CFA Institute and the Providence Society of Financial Analysts.