
Michael Widner
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Philadelphia
Michael is a Managing Director at 1919 Investment Counsel. In his role as a Portfolio Manager, Michael 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.
Michael entered the financial services industry in 2005. Before joining the firm, he worked at Legg Mason, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Stifel Nicolaus advising institutional clients. Prior to that, he was a Director of Strategy for Capital One and a Manager with the Boston Consulting Group. He also worked as an electrical engineer at United Technologies and Bell Laboratories.
Michael graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and earned his M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago.