Mark Werner, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager | Mechanics Bank

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Finance professional with 20+ years of experience in asset and wealth management across Portfolio Management, Research, Product Strategy, Client Service and Marketing. Entrepreneurial experience both building and managing investment businesses/processes, developing capital market assumptions and asset allocation strategies, managing portfolios for institutional and private clients, and conducting fundamental research across global capital markets.

Experience

  • Senior Portfolio Manager at Mechanics Bank
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Portfolio Manager at Laffer Tengler Investments
    Mar 2025 - Dec 2025 · 10 mos

  • Principal, Financial Advisor / Portfolio Manager at Defined Purpose Capital LLC
    May 2024 - Nov 2024 · 7 mos

  • Vice President, Analyst - International/Emerging Markets Equities at Alger
    Dec 2018 - Jan 2024 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Vice President at Merrill Lynch
    May 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos