John Allen Hyman

Mr. John A. Hyman is a Partner & Head of Investment Management at Cerity Partners LLC.
He leads the firm’s long-only manager research efforts and guides all new colleagues who join the firm and manage client portfolios, through a full integration into Cerity Partners Investment practices.
He is a member of the firm’s Investment, Manager Research, Private Direct Investments and Private Markets Committees.
He also works directly with a select group of the firm’s clients.
He has more than thirty-five years of experience developing and leading sophisticated high-net-worth investment advisory businesses.
Prior to joining Cerity Partners, Mr. Hyman was the CEO of Algonquin Advisors, managing the firm’s day-to-day activities.
He is an established leader in the financial services industry.
He was a Senior Managing Director for J.P.
Morgan Securities and its predecessor Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., where he led the firm’s investment advisory business.
During his tenure, he served on J.P.
Morgan’s Global Wealth Management Investment Leadership Team and New Products Committee.
He was also a member of the Bear Stearns PCS Executive, New Products, Recruiting, Hiring, Risk, Ethics, Best Execution, Valuation and Proxy Committees.
John chaired the Bear Stearns Advisory Services Due Diligence, Research, Performance Measurement, and Portfolio Manager Review Committees.
Previously, he was a Managing Director for Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., where he led the firm’s Asset Management Group and the development of investment management programs in Canada through CIBC.
He also worked in the investment management consulting groups at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., and Drexel Burnham Lambert.
He received his undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College and an MBA from The College of William & Mary.