Erik Lehr, CFA, CAIA, is Chief Investment Officer at Empirical Wealth Management. Previously he was Director of Research, where he managed the firm’s research and trading strategies and worked with clients to develop and manage their investment portfolios. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor in Economics and Mathematics, and also earned a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Oregon and a Master of Science in Computational Finance and Risk Management from the University of Washington. Erik is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder and has been a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®) charterholder since 2013.