Matthew Schiffman — Head of Global Marketing and Managing Director at Legg Mason

Mr. Matthew Schiffman, also known as Matt, serves as the Managing Director and Head of Global Marketing at Legg Mason Inc., and previously served as Head of Retail Americas, and Head of Product and Marketing - U.S. since November, 2008 at the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Schiffman served as a National Sales Manager at Lincoln Financial. Previously, he served as a Director of Sales and Marketing at Prudential Annuities from 2003 to 2006 where he was responsible for setting the strategic direction for growth of the division across the independent, wirehouse, bank, and agency channels. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Schiffman served as a National Sales Manager at Dreyfus Corporation, focusing on separately managed accounts, mutual funds, variable annuities, and investment-only 401Ks. From 1994 to 2002, he held senior positions at Manulife Financial, where he had responsibility for product development, and marketing and sales strategies for its annuity, life, and pension products, and also its section 529 platform. Mr. Schiffman also held senior positions at Nicholas-Applegate and Paine Webber. He has a B.A. in Economics from Franklin & Marshall and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School.