Mr. Birley has over 30 years of experience in the personal and institutional financial services industry. Prior to his current role, serving as CEO of Vident Financial, he was the Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee for Ronald Blue and Co. While serving in that role, he was responsible for leading the efforts to develop the Principled Reasoning investment philosophy that the Vident indices utilize. Before his career at Ronald Blue & Co. in 2000, Vince Birley was a Founder and Principal with Atlantic Capital Management, LLC, where he served as Managing Partner.