Michael Wagner

Michael Wagner is Chief Strategist and Managing Director of Fixed Income at Tolleson Wealth Management. He oversees Tolleson’s fixed-income partnerships and in-house bond portfolio management as well as helps to drive strategy and asset allocation across the broader investment platform.

In his role, he is responsible for internal management of the firm’s taxable and tax-exempt bond portfolios as well as the research, due diligence, and manager selection for outside asset managers focused on the investment grade and high yield bond markets. He also serves as portfolio manager of the internally created vehicles used to invest with those managers.

Michael was previously Principal and Director of Fixed Income at MAI Capital Management, LLC, and a registered investment advisor. With more than 20 years of experience, Michael has also served as Chief Investment Officer for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where he managed the staff and served as fiduciary, managing the public funds of that municipality. His career started at Morgan Stanley in New York as a fixed income trader.

Michael received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Michael is married with two children.