Denis J. Walsh III

Mr. Walsh retired in 2013 as a Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc., the world’s largest investment management company. From 2005 -to 2013, Mr. Walsh served as lead Portfolio Manager for the firm’s All-Cap Energy strategies including hedge funds, long-only and closed-end funds. His responsibilities encompassed the entire global energy sector covering Exploration & Production, Major Integrated Oils, Master Limited Partnerships, Oil Service, and Alternative Energy companies. Before that, Mr. Walsh was a Managing Director at State Street Research & Management Company, one of the nation’s oldest mutual fund firms. In this role, he served as the firm’s primary Research Analyst responsible for global energy sector investment and analysis. In addition, he founded and served as a lead Portfolio Manager for State Street’s Analyst Fund. Mr. Walsh was recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as “The Best Of The Buyside” Energy Analyst 7 times. Since 2013, Mr. Walsh has been an adjunct faculty member at Providence College where he teaches investment management.