Andy Ryan

Andy Ryan serves as the Firm's Chief Investment Officer and is a member of the Investment Policy Committee and the Research Group. He also has direct relationship responsibility for a number of the Firm's clients.

Previous to Heffernan Investment Advisors, Mr. Ryan served as the Chief Financial Officer for Wells Fargo's institutional mutual fund group. At Wells Fargo, Mr. Ryan was involved in developing the firm's proprietary family of mutual funds and other investment strategies. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Ryan was associated with Charles Schwab Investment Management, helping to pioneer the firm's first mutual fund investments. At Heffernan, Mr. Ryan holds lead responsibility for portfolio construction, investment management selection, manager analysis and portfolio monitoring.

Mr. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and an M.B.A. from the Jesuit University of San Francisco. He also is a member of the Investment Committee for the Archdiocese of San Francisco and lives with his wife and four children in Marin County.