Lauri Altman
Chief Strategist and Director
Lauri has more than 30 years of experience as a senior executive in the financial services industry. Her expertise in all matters pertaining to strategic planning, budgeting and financial analysis, M&A integration, organizational structure, product development, and sales and marketing is both extensive and deep.
Lauri's career began at Citigroup where she worked directly with the Executive Committee and C-Suite executives on some of the company's most transformative and complex acquisitions. Lauri later moved from Corporate to Citi's Asset Management group where her in-depth knowledge of traditional and alternative asset management products, as well as her client relationship and marketing expertise, were instrumental in that division's significant growth and overall success.
At ClearBridge Investments, formed following the acquisition of Citigroup Asset Management by Legg Mason, Lauri served as Chief of Staff to the CEO where she led critical, post-deal analyses of the strategic, operating, and financial issues facing the company. The restructuring that followed resulted in a significant and sustainable increase in ClearBridge's underlying profitability.
Lauri is active in, and has served on the boards of, numerous national and local not-for-profit organizations focused on child welfare, education, and the performing arts.