Al manages the Private Client Portfolio Management group, which includes Brandes’ Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Division.  His primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation of the firm’s investment strategy across all private client portfolios and separately managed account programs. He is also a voting member of the firm’s Emerging Markets Investment Committee.  During more than 15 years with the firm, Al has worked as an analyst, portfolio manager, product coordinator, and as a portfolio management team leader.  Prior to joining Brandes, he was a senior financial analyst in the corporate treasury department for Bank of America. Al also served as a compliance examiner for the National Association of Securities Dealers. He earned his BA in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Al has 24 years of investment experience.