At BVA, LLC, “knowledge is power” is more than a snappy one-liner. It describes our commitment to clients to deliver a credible analysis that reflects an understanding of their problems, their industry, and their business objectives.

“Knowledge is power” also explains our dedication to staying abreast of fast-changing rules, regulations, and market conditions that directly impact valuation and risk analysis results. We understand how important it is to our clients to work with professionals who demand nothing less than excellence of themselves.

Finally, “knowledge is power” characterizes our belief that no concept, however complex, should be a mystery. Our goal is to provide clear, concise, and credible communication that takes ideas out of the abstract and helps our clients put them into practice.

Management Team

We believe in the team approach, working with our clients and their attorneys, CPAs, and bankers to deliver a cost-effective solution.

Dr. Mangiero provides investment risk and valuation consulting for pension trustees, regulators, audit and compliance firms, hedge fund professionals, and attorneys. She also provides a variety of litigation support services such as rebuttal analysis, pre-filing economic feasibility assessment, damage calculation, expert witness testimony and creation of educational materials for jury members and judges. Dr. Mangiero is Managing Member of BVA, LLC and founder of Pension Governance, LLC. She is the leading contributor to the pension blog, Pension Risk Matters^SM (www.pensionriskmatters.com). Dr. Mangiero serves as a public arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers.

She has over twenty years of experience in capital markets, global treasury, asset-liability management, portfolio management, economic and investment analysis, derivatives, financial risk control and valuation and has worked for organizations such as the General Electric Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Bank of America and Bankers Trust. She has worked on three trading desks, in the areas of foreign exchange and futures and options. Representative consulting clients include Mesirow Financial, World Bank, Michel-Shaked Group, pension trustee groups, regulators and major law firms.

Dr. Mangiero is regularly invited to speak about valuation, risk and governance with an emphasis on applications for pensions and hedge funds. Audiences include the New York State Department of Insurance, Merrill Lynch, Association of Public Pension Fund Auditors, Association of Forensic Economics, New England Public Employee Retirement Systems Forum, Global Association of Risk Professionals, American Society of Appraisers, Connecticut State Department of Banking, North American Securities Administrators Association, Canadian Investment Review and the U.S. Department of Labor.

A Chartered Financial Analyst, Dr. Mangiero earned the designation of Accredited Valuation Analyst from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts and is certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals as a Financial Risk Manager. In August 2006, she was awarded the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst® designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Connecticut, an MBA in Finance from New York University, an MA in Economics from George Washington University, and a BA in Economics from George Mason University.