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Bryan Whalen

Chief Investment Officer, Group Managing Director, Elected Manager at Metropolitan West Asset Management

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Bryan Whalen is Chief Investment Officer, Group Managing Director, Elected Manager of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC, a Los Angeles investment adviser managing $78.5B. Bryan Whalen has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, Series 63, Series 3 and SIE.

Role at Metropolitan West Asset Management

Title on Schedule A
Chief Investment Officer, Group Managing Director, Elected Manager
Control
Bryan Whalen is a control person of Metropolitan West Asset Management.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Bryan Whalen has held the filed role since January 2024.

The firm

Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Form ADV filed 5 May 2026

$78.5B AUM91 clients86 advisers3 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 3 · 2017
  3. Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1997

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Bryan Whalen has passed 4 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6312 September 1997
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 328 March 2017
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 75 September 1997
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Bryan Thomas Whalen
CRD
2779822
Firm
Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Bryan Whalen work?

Bryan Whalen has been Chief Investment Officer, Group Managing Director, Elected Manager of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC since January 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 5 May 2026

Does Bryan Whalen have a current investment-adviser registration?

Bryan Whalen has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Bryan Whalen passed?

Bryan Whalen has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 3 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 1997.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Metropolitan West Asset Management

  • Kathryn Koch
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Elected Manager
  • Andrew Bowden
    Manager, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, Elected Manager
  • Jessica Kung
    Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Elected Manager
  • Melissa Stolfi
    Executive Vice President, Global Chief Operating Officer, Elected Manager
  • Richard Villa
    Manager, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Elected Manager
  • Kathryn Jones
    Global Chief Compliance Officer
  • Marc Stern
    Chairman, Elected Manager

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2779822. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC, filed 5 May 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Bryan Whalen or Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.