Richard Cochinos is the Head of Asset Allocation and Risk Management at Agile Investment Management, where he is a senior investment decision-maker responsible for portfolio construction, cross-asset allocation, and firm-wide risk oversight. He plays a central role in shaping investment outcomes, working closely with the CIO on asset allocation, trade structuring, and risk management across strategies.
He brings nearly 20 years of experience across fixed income, foreign exchange, portfolio management, and risk analysis. His approach integrates top-down macro insights with bottom-up execution, including position sizing, hedging strategies, convexity overlays, and liquidity optimization. He incorporates carry, curve, FX, and spread dynamics into a unified framework for portfolio construction and risk-adjusted return generation.
Prior to Agile, Richard was a senior strategist at RBC Capital Markets and a Senior Portfolio Manager at Alaska Permanent Capital Management, where he oversaw fixed income and multi-asset mandates. Earlier in his career, he held senior FX and Macro strategy roles at UBS, Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch, developing industry-recognized macro and flow-based investment frameworks that continue to be used by institutional investors for portfolio construction and risk management.
He holds an M.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Mathematics from University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a CFA, FRM, and CAIA charter holder.