Michelle A. Knight

Michelle Knight serves as Chief Economist for Banyan, apprising Client Advisors and members of the Investment Team of economic activity and public policy, which has direct impact on the markets. In this role, she works closely with the Investment Team to help guide the overall investment strategy. Ms. Knight is a contributor to Financial Advisor Magazine and Private Wealth Magazine and has been quoted in Bloomberg, The Boston Business Journal, Forbes, Reuters and The Boston Globe.

As Managing Director of Fixed Income, Michelle is responsible for the firm’s fixed income and cash management strategies, including investment policies, portfolio construction and management, research and trading. Michelle works closely with Client Advisors to design and build fixed income portfolios as part of each client’s comprehensive wealth solutions.

Michelle was Chief Economist and Managing Director of Fixed Income for Silver Bridge Advisors, which was acquired by Banyan in 2013. Prior to joining Silver Bridge, Michelle was Head of the Fixed Income Department at Atlantic Trust, where she was responsible for managing $5 billion in fixed income assets. Before joining Atlantic Trust, she was an Analyst and Assistant Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Investment Management in New York. There, she was responsible for the implementation and execution of cross-sector strategy decisions across more than 200 separately managed institutional accounts, representing $20 billion in assets.

Michelle earned an MBA/MSF and a BA from Boston College where she graduated summa cum laude and held the distinction of Presidential Scholar. She was named one of Boston Business Journal’s “40 under 40” in 2009, in recognition of her accomplishments as a corporate and civic leader. She is a member of the Boston Economic Club, the Boston College Alumni Association and Council for Women, the Children’s Hospital League and the Inner-City Scholarship Fund Professional’s Team.