Bob Boulware, former CEO & President of ING Funds Distributor, chairs the firm’s Investment Selection Committee. Mr. Boulware is a Senior Executive in the asset management industry who specializes in the intermediary distribution of financial products, as well as investment management oversight. He is responsible for oversight of the asset manager selection process where his critical business analysis provides an overlay for assessing whether synergies exist and long term, mutually beneficial relationships are likely to succeed.

At ING Mr. Boulware was responsible for directing both retail and institutional national sales for ING Asset Management Companies where he provided strategic marketing vision for US Asset Management and oversaw the servicing of 30,000 financial professionals and 1.5 million shareholders. Prior to ING, Mr. Boulware served as Vice President of Consumer Loans at Bank of America and President and CEO of Wesav Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Savings and Loan Association.

In addition to his duties at BIC Group, LLC , Mr. Boulware serves as a Trustee/Board Member to Met Life Investor Series Trust and as a Director/Board Member to Gainsco Auto Insurance (GAN).