Paul J. Benziger, Jr., CFA

Paul is a Managing Director at 1919 Investment Counsel and Head of the New York office. In his role as a Portfolio Manager, Paul works with individuals, families, foundations, and endowments, delivering comprehensive investment counsel. His primary focus is on developing and managing investment portfolios that are tailored to each client’s unique long term wealth and investment objectives. In addition, Paul manages the Quality Growth Equity Strategy, and he serves as a member of the Executive Committee, Operating Committee, and Asset Allocation Committee.

Outside of the office, Paul serves on the board of the Isaac H. Tuttle Fund where he is the head of the Investment Committee. He is also the Treasurer of the Bay Head Preservation Alliance, and a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts. In addition, he is a member of the Bay Head Environmental Commission and the Economic Club of New York.

Paul entered the Financial Services Industry in 1981. He joined Scudder Stevens & Clark (a predecessor firm) in 1983, and he helped lead the sale of the Scudder Private Investment Counsel Group from Deutsche Bank to Legg Mason in 2005. Prior to Scudder, Paul worked for Brown Brothers Harriman.

In his spare time, Paul enjoys theater, skiing, boating, golf, and tennis.

Paul graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Economics, and he is a CFA charterholder.