Robert (Rob) A. Gillam serves as McKinley Management, LLC’s Chief Executive Officer and the President/Partner of McKinley Alaska Private Investment, LLC. As CEO, Rob is responsible for developing the firm’s strategic objectives, establishing the firm’s mission and values, communicating with stakeholders including staff and clients, maintaining the firm’s fiscal health. As President of McKinley Alaska. Rob manages the investment team and investment process. Rob has been with McKinley since 1994 in roles including sales, portfolio manager head of international investments, and Chief Investment Officer. He added Chief Executive Officer to his title in 2018. Rob is the principal strategist behind McKinley Capital innovations including Non-U.S., Middle East, Africa, South Asia (MEASA), Global Healthcare Transformation, the Engineering and Solutions platform, and private investment. He established McKinley Capital’s Scientific Advisory Board chaired by Dr. Harry Markowitz, Ph.D., Nobel laureate and the author of Modern Portfolio Theory. Under Rob’s leadership, McKinley Management was created in 2021 as the parent company of McKinley Capital, the newly created McKinley Alaska Private Investment, and the recently acquired McKinley Research Group (formerly known as McDowell Group), the state’s premier social, policy and economic research firm. In 2023, McKinley Capital was acquired by Denali Advisors, LLC. Rob maintains a role as Chief Investment Officer for Growth Equities at Denali Advisors. Rob is the Chairman of the Board of Microbion, Inc. and sits on the Rasmuson Foundation investment committee. He also sits on the board of directors for Alaska Cargo & Cold Storage, a direct investment of McKinley Alaska. Rob has been featured on the Bloomberg Invest forum, at the Milken Institute Global Conference, and the Institute for Fiduciary Education. Rob resides in Anchorage, Alaska where he enjoys fly-fishing, hiking, and wilderness adventures. A third-generation Alaskan, Rob is passionate about his home state and the unique opportunities found in the Last Frontier