Meet Austin
Austin is a Director, Investment Research based in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined Mercer Advisors in 2025 through the acquisition of O’Brien Wealth Partners where he ran a team responsible for economic and market analysis, portfolio construction/implementation/monitoring, trading, and commentary for clients. Prior, he served in asset allocation analyst positions at Boston Advisors and Fidelity Investments. He began his career at Moody’s Economics in 2005. Austin earned a M.S. degree in investment management from Boston University and a B.A. degree in economics and business from Kalamazoo College. He is a Certified Financial Analyst®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst®, and Certified Business Economist®.
His working style
Tenacity is Austin’s superpower. Uncertainty is uncomfortable but also presents opportunities for long-term investors. His willingness and ability to steadfastly pursue those opportunities with his colleagues on behalf of our clients is the strength that he brings to the team.
Austin in real life
What keeps you busy outside of work?
Outside of work, I moonlight as a personal chauffeur, driving my three daughters to and from their extracurricular activities.
Any words you try to live by?
Figure out your vision, pursue it persistently in an honest and gracious manner through both the ups and downs that life throws your way, and be willing to adapt your approach as your situation evolves.
What makes you tick?
The start of each day is an opportunity to learn something new.
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