Galan is Executive Vice President and Executive Managing Director of The Washington Trust Company's Wealth Management division and serves as Executive Vice President of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. He is responsible for establishing and executing strategy for the Corporation's Investment Management Division, Trust and Estate Services area and Weston Financial Group.
Galan joined Washington Trust in August 2005 from The Managers Funds, LLC where he served as Chief Operating Officer of the Norwalk, CT-based firm. During his tenure with The Managers Funds, the firm grew from $2.7 to $8.5 billion in assets under management. He also served as a senior member of the firm's manager selection committee. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of the Management Committee of Harbor Capital Management Company in Boston, MA. He also held various positions at Fleet Investment Advisors in Boston, MA from 1992-2000, including serving as Chief Operating Officer during a period in which assets under management grew from $25 billion to more than $100 billion. While at Fleet, Galan also served as the company's asset allocation strategist and managed the corporation's $2.5 billion pension plan.
He received his master's degree in Economics/Finance from Trinity College, and a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College. He has earned professional designations as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Galan is a member of the Boston Economic Club, the CFA Institute, the Boston Society of Security Analysts and the Providence Society of Financial Analysts.