Reed Conner & Birdwell LLC (Los Angeles)


Reed Conner & Birdwell LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $1.69 billion of regulatory assets for 632 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 28 other states.

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Reed Conner & Birdwell provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Reed Conner & Birdwell: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Reed Conner & Birdwell LLC is $1.69 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 46% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.63 billion in discretionary accounts and $60.4 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.59 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $30.2 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Reed Conner & Birdwell LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Reed Conner & Birdwell LLC

Steven Mark Borowski has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2011. Howard Roy Gleicher has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2011. Richard Harlan Schweitzer joined the executive team most recently as the Cfo / Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
City National Corporation Owner 1 Dec 2000 50% - 75% 95-2568550
Donn Brian Conner Owner, president and ceo 1 Dec 2000 Other 2257175
James Chenoweth Reed Exec. v.p. & treasurer 1 Dec 2000 Other 2256842
James Preston Birdwell Owner, exec. v.p. & secretary 1 Dec 2000 Other 2256856
Daryl Ann Crawley Weber Director of marketing & client services, senior vice president 1 Dec 2000 Other 829335
Jeffrey Bronchick Owner, chief investment officer, exec. v.p. 1 Dec 2000 Other 1332312
Victor Hawley V.p. research analyst, portfolio managerr 1 Dec 2000 Other 2465167
Thomas Daniel Kerr V.p. reseach analyst, portfolio manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 1660793
Daniele Beasley Compliance officer & cao 1 Dec 2000 Other 2049748
Vernon Clark Kozlen Manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 4085477
William J. Souza Manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 4347138
Frank P. Pekny Manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 4347311
City Acquisition Corporation Owner 1 Dec 2000 50% - 75% 95-4833647
Cn Acquisition Corporation Owner 1 Dec 2000 50% - 75% 95-4833647
James Robert Henderson Senior vice president 1 Jul 2001 Other 2032721
Michael Adam Smith Senior vice president 1 Mar 2002 Other 732180
James Preston Birdwell Executive vp 1 Dec 2002 Other 2256856
William J. Freeman Manager 1 Jan 2003 Other 4650630
Thomas Daniel Kerr Owner, vp, reseach analyst, portfolio manager 1 Jan 2003 Other 1660793
James Robert Henderson Owner & senior vice president 1 Jan 2003 Other 2032721
Christopher J. Carey Board member 1 Jan 2005 Other 4941936
Joel Aaron Schiffman Senior vice president 1 Oct 2005 Other 1073538
William J. Freeman Board member 1 Mar 2007 Other 4650630
Mark Spencer Yancey Senior managing director 1 Mar 2010 Other 1392199
Richard Harlan Schweitzer Cfo / chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 2312588
William Alan Cram Owner, analyst 1 Jul 2011 Other 4719032
Llc Rcb Acquisition Company Owner 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 45-2505437
Geoffrey Scot Stewart Owner, portfolio manager 1 Jul 2011 Other 3203947
Sean Mark Thorpe Owner, portfolio manager 1 Jul 2011 Other 1976870
Howard Roy Gleicher Chief investment officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 2123433
Steven Mark Borowski President 1 Jul 2011 Other 1233785
Mark Spencer Yancey Managing director, head of client service and sales 1 Jul 2011 Other 1392199
Nancy Jeddeloh Scarlett Managing director, director of operations 1 Jul 2011 Other 1387919
Randy Won Yi Senior vice president, director of trading 1 Jul 2011 Other 2888090

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
City National Acquisition Corporation Member 1 Dec 2000 50% - 75% 95-2568550
Llc Metwest Ventures Owner 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 80-0490869

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Reed Conner & Birdwell LLC performs its advisory services is located at 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 0449, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-478-4005 or by fax 310-478-8496. The normal business hours are 7:00 am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.rcbinvest.com.