Mark R. Wood, CFA, is a senior vice president and U.S. equity asset class lead in Callan’s Global Manager Research group. Mark drives the U.S. market research, identifies emerging themes within the asset class, and collaborates with Callan’s Capital Markets Research team on manager structure best practices. He is also involved in mentoring and training new hires. As an investment consultant, he is responsible for research and analysis of U.S. equity investment managers, and assists plan sponsor clients with U.S. equity manager searches. He meets regularly with investment managers to develop an understanding of their strategies, products, investment policies, and organizational structures.