Robert D Beyer

Robert D. Beyer is an American investor and executive. Mr. Beyer is currently Chairman of Chaparal Investments LLC, a private investment firm and holding company. He was Chief Executive Officer and a director of The TCW Group, Inc. from 2005 until 2009, a diversified investment management firm with assets in excess of $100 billion; he previously served as President and Chief Investment Officer from 2000 until 2005. In 1991, Mr. Beyer co-founded Crescent Capital Corporation, an investment management firm that was acquired by TCW in 1995. During his investment career, Mr. Beyer has been responsible for the management of large, diversified and global businesses overseeing the management of more than 1500 employees and 100 different investment strategies, and has also directly managed various public and private fixed income and alternative investment portfolios. From 1983 until 1991, Mr. Beyer was an investment banker and capital markets professional at Bear, Stearns & Co. and Drexel Burnham Lambert. At Drexel, he worked directly under Michael Milken, a pioneer in the financing of American businesses Mr.