Sales & Marketing Team

Arnold B. West
Director
Wendy Lin
Manager

Arnold B. West

Director, Institutional Relationships

Arnold B. West is Director, Institutional Relationships at GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”). His responsibilities include developing and managing relationships with Consultants, Corporate and Public Plan Sponsors as well as Foundations and Endowments. Prior to joining GIA in September 2014, Mr. West was Senior Vice President, Institutional Sales and Relationship Management at ING Investment Management where his primary focus was developing and managing relationships with Public Plan Sponsors and select corporate clients in the Eastern United States. Mr. West received his BA in Organizational Behavior & Management/Economics from Brown University, MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Wendy Lin

Manager, Marketing and Client Service

Wendy Lin is Manager, Marketing and Client Service at GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”). Prior to joining GIA, Ms. Lin managed the support functions at Reich & Tang Funds (“Reich & Tang”) worked as Sales Support Manager, collaborating with the sales team and relationship managers to grow the business. Ms. Lin graduated with a BS in Business Administration and Economics from the State University at Stony Brook. Ms. Lin is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

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