Mr. Brightman is chief investment officer at Research Affiliates, a subadvisor to PIMCO. He leads the Research and Investment Management team. In this role, he supervises Research Affiliates' research and development activities, provision of index strategies, and management of client portfolios. Mr. Brightman has more than 30 years of investment experience, including as board chair of The Investment Fund for Foundations, chief executive officer of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company, chief investment officer of Strategic Investment Group, director of global equity strategy at UBS Asset Management, and senior portfolio manager at Brinson Partners. He was also a board and investment committee member of the Virginia Tech Foundation. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Loyola University, Maryland.