Robert B. Sanders joined Woodstock Corporation in 2017 with more than 30 years of investment, analytical and financial management experience. At Woodstock, he serves as a portfolio manager for individuals and families in addition to having investment research responsibilities. Bob has analyst responsibilities for stocks that span most market sectors, with particular concentrations in technology, communications, health care, and financials. He also applies his expertise in financial and estate planning for Woodstock clients.
Prior to Woodstock, Bob was an owner, vice president and portfolio manager with Howland Capital Management LLC, where he analyzed the international sector, and consumer, financial, industrial, and technology companies. Bob previously served as a portfolio manager and analyst with Fidelity Investments, an analyst with Venture Economics, controller/acting CFO with Workgroup Technology, finance and accounting manager with MathSoft, Inc., and as an audit/tax professional with Bernard F. Ryan & Co., CPAs.
Bob earned a BS from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designations. He is a member of the CFA Society Boston, the CFA Institute, and the Boston Estate Planning Council. He serves as chair of the board of directors for Envisioning Access (formerly Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled). He was formerly on the board of trustees and board of directors for the Carroll Center for the Blind. He also currently serves on the finance committee for the Munroe Center for the Arts.