Greg Towner

Since 1999, Greg has been passionately building investment portfolios used by clients to achieve their financial goals. Prior to Parallel he was co-manager of approximately $1 billion while at Sterling Capital Management. He also excelled as a Portfolio Manager at the Private Bank of Bank of America where he managed both client accounts and institutional model portfolios. Earlier in his career, Greg was a founding member of the Trading Analytics team while working for Charles Schwab Co.  He is the author of the book Investment Lessons of 2020: How an Unprecedented Year Taught Us Everything About Investing.  

As the Chief Investment Officer at Parallel, Greg’s investment process emphasizes a rules-based approach with a focus on high-quality assets, risk management and blending both fundamental and technical analysis. He is an advocate for the behavioral aspect of investing and believes a sound investment process should include steps that try to reduce investor emotional decisions. Greg holds his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Central Florida and a bachelor's degree from the University of Mount Union. In addition, he holds the designations of Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Market Technician. 

Greg and his wife Faith live in Raleigh, NC. Faith is an aerial circus instructor and performs all over the east coast. When he takes a break from studying the market, Greg can often be found riding his bicycle on the local greenway trails or walking in the park with Faith.