Gabrielle Parish, President
gabrielle@gfparishgroup.com
In January, 2003 Gabrielle founded the GF Parish Group, an executive
search firm that places individuals and teams in the investment
management business. Prior to that she established the Minneapolis
office of Warren International in the spring of 1999. At Warren she
executed a wide variety of searches in the investment management area, including five
team lift outs. This followed an investment management career that
began in 1980. Before entering the search industry she was
a Senior Vice President of American Express Asset Management. During
her more than 12 years there she was responsible for institutional
sales and client service to corporate plans nationwide, in addition
to varied responsibilities with U.S. public funds and institutional
investors in Latin America. She helped the firm see its assets under
management appreciate tenfold. She also oversaw strategic planning
for the asset management group where she focused on expanding global
distribution capabilities to institutions and intermediaries. She
was responsible for building strategic alliances and merger and acquisition
activity. At American Express, she executed her first lift-out of
a team of portfolio managers. Previously Gabrielle was Vice President
of Marketing in the Options Department of Salomon Smith Barney. In
that role she developed relationships across the U.S. with retail
financial consultants to assist them in the development of their individual
practices; she conducted client and broker seminars and provided daily
investment ideas. Before joining Salomon Smith Barney she was an options
trader for Paine Webber. Gabrielle holds an MBA from Harvard and
an AB from Dartmouth College.
John Simensen, Associate Consultant and Research Analyst
john@gfparishgroup.com
John joined the GF Parish Group in 2010 as an associate consultant and research analyst. Previously, he spent six years as a sell-side equities trader on Wall Street before returning to Minnesota for business school in 2008. John started his career at the New York office of Nutmeg Securities, a Connecticut based broker-dealer, and was later a part of a team lift-out which landed him at Collins Stewart, a London based financial advisory group. As a sales trader, he primarily covered major financial institutions and hedge funds engaged in merger arbitrage. While in graduate school, John performed extensive research and marketing functions for a major Twin Cities executive search and consulting firm. John holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Anders Eckman, Consultant
anders@gfparishgroup.com
Anders joined the GF Parish Group in
2006 with background experience in recruitment and candidate analysis.
Previously, Anders spent four years as a valued student leader in
the Gustavus Adolphus College Admission Office where
his experience included interfacing with prospective students and
their families and assisting the admissions office in its evaluation
of those prospective students. While pursuing his undergraduate degree
Anders held numerous leadership roles including a three-year term
as Student Senator, successful work as a campaign manager for presidential
candidates to the student government, two years as a collegiate fellow
(resident assistant), and a position as secretariat and conference
facilitator at the YMCA Model United Nations, among others. Anders
is a people-oriented individual who contributes research analysis
and investigative support for the firm covering all aspects of the
asset management industry. Although new to the executive search business,
he brings to the firm an understanding of candidate recruitment and
skills in analytical reasoning and writing, communication, and organization.
Anders is an honors graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College where he
obtained a BA in political science.
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