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William Truscott

Chairman of the Board and President at Columbia Management Investment Advisers

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

William Truscott is Chairman of the Board and President of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, a Boston investment adviser managing $502B. William Truscott has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 7 licensing exams.

Role at Columbia Management Investment Advisers

Title on Schedule A
Chairman of the Board and President
Control
William Truscott is a control person of Columbia Management Investment Advisers.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
William Truscott has held the filed role since February 2012.

The firm

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
Boston, MA

Form ADV filed 23 September 2026

$502B AUM4,251 clients440 advisers8 offices

Career on record

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  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 3 · 2013
  3. Passed Series 24 · 2002
  4. Passed Series 31 · 2000
  5. Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1995
  6. Passed Series 65 · 1994

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. William Truscott has passed 7 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6329 August 1995
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 6517 January 1994
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 243 July 2002
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 36 September 2013
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 3120 November 2000
Name
Futures Managed Funds Examination
Series 725 April 1995
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
William Frederick Truscott
CRD
2416857
Firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Firm bio
columbiathreadneedle.com

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Background

Columbia Threadneedle identifies William F. “Ted” Truscott as its CEO. The firm reports that he earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern. Official firm biography

Common questions

Where does William Truscott work?

William Truscott has been Chairman of the Board and President of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since February 2012, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 23 September 2026

Does William Truscott have a current investment-adviser registration?

William Truscott 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 William Truscott passed?

William Truscott has passed 7 licensing exams: the Series 65, Series 7, Series 63, Series 31, Series 24, Series 3 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 65, was passed in January 1994.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Columbia Management Investment Advisers

  • Francine Asselta
    Vice President and Head of North America Institutional Distribution
  • Michael Clarke
    Member, Board of Governors, Senior Vice President and North America Head of Operations and Investor Services
  • Michael Defao
    Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Assistant Secretary
  • Brian Engelking
    Member, Board of Governors, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Lee Faria
    Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Nicolas Janvier
    Head of Equities, North America
  • Joshua Kutin
    Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, North America
  • Gene Tannuzzo
    Managing Director and Global Head of Fixed Income

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2416857. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, filed 23 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Columbia Management Investment Advisers team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

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

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