Bio

Robert B. Hollinger, Jr. brings more than 30 years of information technology and business leadership experience to his role at Barrington Partners. His background includes strategic business and technology planning, organizational development, program management, systems development and integration, and technology operations. Prior to joining Barrington Partners, Mr. Hollinger served as VP & CTO of the Rydex Funds. He has also served as VP, MIS, Fidelity Investments Systems Company; Chief Information Officer, BlueCross and BlueShield of Massachusetts; and Director, Management Systems for Procter & Gamble. At Barrington Partners, Mr. Hollinger has been involved in a broad range of international and domestic engagements: system reviews and selections for investment company back-office operations; client customer research and profiling; front, middle office and back office systems operational reviews for investment management companies; and, business requirements definition for development of a new US mutual fund accounting system. Recent client engagements have focused on securities lending, having completed nine vendor selection projects over the past 30 months. As a result, he is familiar with all custodial, principal and third-party lending agents active in the US marketplace. Mr. Hollinger holds a BS in Economics from Lehigh University, and has completed graduate studies in Information Systems at George Washington University. He is also a graduate of the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management and has served on advisory boards of both Bentley College and Boston University.