Mr. Ries joined Barrow Hanley in 2014. He provides strategic and tactical direction for the information technology efforts at Barrow Hanley, including IT operations, network services, project management, help desk, information security, and risk management. Mr. Ries IT experience in the financial services industry and, prior to joining Barrow Hanley, spent 15 years in various IT management roles at Founders Asset Management, Old Mutual Asset Management, and Design Moxē Ltd. Mr. Ries earned a BS in Business Information Systems from the University of Phoenix and is a current member of InfraGard.