Ed is a Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Street Partners, LLC and Chairman Emeritus of Northern Trust Global Advisors, Inc.

Professional Experience: Prior to November 1999, Ed served as President and CEO of Northern Trust Global Advisors and Northern Trust Company of Connecticut. He was responsible for the “manager of managers” investment funds and advisory services provided to more than 200 taxable and tax exempt clients. Predecessor firms include RCB International, Inc. and RCB Trust Company, Inc. (which were acquired by Northern Trust in 1995) and Rogers, Casey and Barksdale, Inc., founded in 1976. Prior to 1976, Ed was a consultant at Dreher, Rogers & Associates, a co-founder of Callan Associates and a pension officer with General Dynamics.

Education: MBA degree in Finance from the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania (1968), BA degree in Economics from Duke University (1966).

Affiliations: Board Member of Duke Management Company,  Fairfield County Foundation, and Greenwich Roundtable.  Chairman of the Investment Committee of Stamford Health Systems.