Lee Thomas
CEO/Co-CIO
Prior to founding Flint Rock Global Investors, Dr. Thomas was Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Alpha Vision Capital Management LLC, a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Equities LLC. Dr. Thomas joined Alpha Vision Capital Management LLC in 2004 and was in charge of the overall investment strategy and the top-down idea generation. Prior to joining Alpha Vision Capital Management LLC, Dr. Thomas was Managing Director and Global Strategist at Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), an institutional money manager specializing in fixed income strategies, which was acquired by AGI in 2000. Dr. Thomas joined PIMCO in 1995 to oversee the development of PIMCO’s global bond business. Prior to joining PIMCO, Dr. Thomas worked for Investcorp in London, New York and Bahrain from 1989 to 1995. At Investcorp, Dr. Thomas managed the treasury division and served on its investment committee. From 1981 to 1989, Dr. Thomas worked in various economic, analyst, trading, structuring and sales roles at several financial institutions. He received his PhD and Bachelors in Economics from Tulane University and his Masters in Economics from the University of New Orleans.