Chief Investment Officer & Partner
Doug is a tested market specialist with multiple cycles under his belt. He fronted and leads the firm’s multi-disciplined (technical, fundamental and macro) investment approach. He is a member of the firm’s executive committee, is responsible for managing the investment team, the firm’s research process, and overall performance of the strategies.
He enjoys sharing the firm’s market view with clients and external media, pens the firm’s weekly and quarterly updates, and has responsibility for individual client accounts. Doug has held analytical and managerial roles at PaineWebber, Seneca Capital and Virtus Investment Partners.
Making impact
From volunteering time to the National Charities League, Sacred Heart Schools, and recreational sports, the Couden’s maintain an energetic local presence. Doug also manages BakerAvenue’s Impact strategy, which adds a socially responsible overlay to our investment approach.
A secret about Doug
Doug is quite proud of his former mullet. An avid soccer and basketball player, Doug is fond of saying his flowing locks “gave him wings back in the day”. It even helped him dunk in a high school basketball game. Once, so he says.