Mr. Connolly is the Head of Global Distribution for Boston Partners. In this role, he oversees the firms Distribution efforts in North America and Internationally as well as Relationship Management. Before joining the firm in October 2022, Mr. Connolly spent 20 years at Putnam Investments in a variety of roles, including National Sales Manager, President of Putnam Retail Management, and Head of Global Distribution. He reported directly to Putnam’s CEO as a member of the Operating Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Connolly was Managing Director, Head of Boston Fixed Income Group and Head of Relationship Management at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Connolly holds a B.A. degree in English from Dartmouth College, where he was a three-year varsity letterman and a member of two Ivy League Football championship teams. Bill also holds an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He began his career in the industry in 1987.