Prior to establishing AMF in 2003, Mr. Reamer was founder, Chairman, and CEO of United Asset Management Corp ("UAM") from its inception in 1980 until its sale in September 2000 to Old Mutual Plc. The total amount of equity capital raised was under $80 million. UAM became a publicly traded company listed on the NYSE in 1986. The company grew, through more than 55 acquisitions, to $200 billion in assets under management, $1 billion in annual revenues, and a stock market value of more than $1.5 billion.
Prior to founding UAM, Mr. Reamer was the CEO and President of Putnam Investments in Boston. He began with Putnam in 1967 as a fund manager, became Director of Research in 1968, Chief Investment Officer in 1970, President in 1975, and CEO two years later. Putnam's assets under management increased more than five fold during the bear market decade of the 1970s.
Mr. Reamer also served as a consultant to Old Mutual Asset Management and as an independent trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Eaton Vance family of mutual funds.
Mr. Reamer holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member and former Director of The Boston Security Analysts Society, a member of The New York Security Analysts Society, a trustee and former Chairman of Union College and a trustee and Chairman of the Finance Committee of Wellesley College.