Conformed or Transformed? TBN Speaker Asks: Photogallery
With more than 30 years in asset management, Robert Doll explained to Trinity students and local business people how his identity is found, not solely in his professional career, but in his relationship with Jesus Christ. Doll is chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager at Nuveen Asset Management.
Doll was introduced by Trinity alumnus Scott Pothoven ’97, director of business as mission, PacMoore.
Live a heart-motivated life.
In his presentation “Conformed or Transformed?” at the Trinity Business Network (TBN) event on November 6, Doll explained the seven lessons he continues to learn as a professional and a Christian.
- Focus on the best, sometimes at the expense of the good.
- Live a heart-motivated life.
- Get a grasp on the brevity of life.
- It’s not about you.
- It’s not the circumstances but how we react in the circumstances.
- God seeks to satisfy the deepest desires of our heart.
- Live a life of worship. (But ask what it is you are worshipping.)
Following the main presentation, many attendees joined Doll for a smaller group discussion during which Doll focused on market analysis and answered questions of students and area business people.
Students say…
“I found it incredibly interesting to hear what Mr. Doll had to say. His work experience and his faith are two things that are often not spoken of together, and to see him living out God’s call for his life was awesome. Also, Mr. Doll was just incredibly smart. He provided solid, well-reasoned feedback to any type of question.” Andy Reidsma ’14 of Wyoming, Michigan
“It was a tremendous opportunity to have someone with such Wall Street credibility speak on campus. It took me by surprise hearing the degree to which he shares his faith on a daily basis in corporate America. One thing took away from his speech was his explanation of ‘vector decisions,’ basically how a decision today may not make much difference but if you extend the lines [over a distance] there can be huge repercussions down the road.” Jonathan De Young ’14 of South Holland, Illinois
Students say…
“I found it incredibly interesting to hear what Mr. Doll had to say. His work experience and his faith are two things that are often not spoken of together, and to see him living out God’s call for his life was awesome. Also, Mr. Doll was just incredibly smart. He provided solid, well-reasoned feedback to any type of question.” Andy Reidsma ’14 of Wyoming, Michigan
“It was a tremendous opportunity to have someone with such Wall Street credibility speak on campus. It took me by surprise hearing the degree to which he shares his faith on a daily basis in corporate America. One thing took away from his speech was his explanation of ‘vector decisions,’ basically how a decision today may not make much difference but if you extend the lines [over a distance] there can be huge repercussions down the road.” Jonathan De Young ’14 of South Holland, Illinois
More about Doll
Prior to joining Nuveen, Doll served as chief equity strategist at Blackrock, president and chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, and chief investment officer of Oppenheimer funds, Inc. Doll appears regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Fox Business News.