Doug Black is the Founder and Director of SpringReef Partners LLC, a consultancy that provides independent, unbiased and conflict-free guidance to nonprofit organizations, associations, corporations and families on essential aspects of investment management. With over thirty years of financial services experience, including a succession of senior executive roles at a prominent investment management firm, Mr. Black possesses the background and expertise critical to helping clients with their most important investment management concerns. He is responsible for having created the most extensive financial advisor due diligence process in the industry, and has evaluated hundreds of advisors and firms across the country. As an investment management industry expert, Mr. Black has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Barron’s, Family Wealth Report, and Private Asset Management, and is frequently quoted in an array of leading national publications.