Invested in the Nation's Capital - local CFA Societies

The CFA Society of Washington DC is the leadingassociation for investment professionals in the NationalCapital region. Perhaps you have seen the CFA ® designationafter the name of an investment professional. In greaterWashington – including the district’s Maryland and Virginiasuburbs – nearly 1,600 professionals who have earnedthe Chartered Financial Analyst ® designation are membersof the society. In the diverse and growing Washingtoninvestment community, the society plays a vital role – fromadvocating the highest ethical practices to promotingcareer opportunities for members. As investmentmanagement becomes ever more important in both thepublic and private sectors, the society and its members setthe standard for the highest level of professional excellence.Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, CFA, isfounder and president of the StrategicInvestment Group, a provider ofintegrated portfolio managementsolutions for institutional investors. A CFAcharterholder since 1985, Brillembourghas been active on CFA Institute’scandidate curriculum committee andhas delivered training courses for CFAcandidates. Today, her firm employsmany CFA charterholders. In herview, pursuit of the CFA designationexposes candidates to an ambitiousand comprehensive training programin all functional areas of investmentmanagement. “I consider it morevaluable than an MBA for professionalswho start in the trenches and want torise from there,” she says.