Doug Couden, CFA
Chief Investment Officer & Partner
Doug brings significant market experience with multiple cycles under his belt. He leads the firm’s multi-disciplined (technical, macro, and fundamental) investment approach and is a partner and member of the firm’s executive committee. He is responsible for managing the investment team, the firm’s research process, risk control, due diligence, asset allocation, and the overall performance of BakerAvenue’s 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 is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has held analytical and managerial roles at PaineWebber, Seneca Capital, and Virtus Investment Partners.
Making an Impact
From volunteering time to the National Charities League, Sacred Heart Schools, The Presidio Stewards, and recreational sports, the Coudens 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.
