Download John Augustine, Chief Investment Strategist, Fifth Third

John Augustine, Chief Investment Strategist, Fifth Third Bank
John is based in Cincinnati as the Chief Investment Strategist for Fifth Third Asset
Management, Inc., which has more than $20 billion in assets under management. He
is a member of the Investment Policy Committee, Investment Strategy Team,
Alternative Investments Team and Preferred Funds Selection Team. John is also the
portfolio manager for the Fifth Third LifeModel Funds, co-manager for the
International Equity Fund and manager of the International ADR Stock Portfolio. He
has 19 years of financial management experience and has been practicing portfolio
management for over 15 years. John holds the professional designation of Chartered
Financial Analyst; holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University; and is a
graduate of the Midwest Bankers Association Trust School. Prior to coming to Fifth
Third Bank in 1998, John was with IDS Financial Services and Heritage Trust & Asset
Management (both in Colorado); and Star Bank in Ohio. He is a former president and
board member for the Dayton Society of Financial Analysts; is on the University of
Dayton - Flyer Investment Advisory Board; and, is a part-time business professor in
the graduate school at the University of Dayton. John makes frequent appearances in
the financial media, including CNBC and Bloomberg.