Alan Reid's Email & Phone

Mr. Reid is CEO and a Founder of Forward Management, the Investment Advisor for the Forward Funds. With 24 years of experience in the financial services industry, Mr. Reid was formerly a Principal and Executive Director of the Private Wealth Management team at Morgan Stanley, and a Senior Vice President and Director of Business Delivery at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Online. In this capacity, he designed and implemented the company's mutual fund platform and aggregation strategy, in addition to designing and building the online firm's call centers, product delivery, human resources infrastructure and mutual fund supermarket. He serves on many industry and thought leadership committees, and is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, and the Board of Directors of FOLIOfn. Mr. Reid previously sat on the Advisory Boards for Sungard, Yodlee and Finaplex. Mr. Reid holds a BS in Business Administration from Menlo College, where he was awarded The Faculty Award for leadership, character, and service.