Paul Dietrich serves as the Chief Investment Strategist at Wedbush Securities, where he is responsible for managing investments for private investors, retirement funds, and private institutions as part of the Fairfax Global team.
Prior to joining Wedbush, Paul was the Chief Investment Strategist at B. Riley Financial. Before that, he served as the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Fairfax Global Markets LLC, and earlier, he held the same role at Foxhall Capital Management Inc. from 1999 to 2012.
Paul’s career began in law, where he practiced as an international corporate attorney, working with prominent Washington, DC law firms, including Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (now Squire Patton Boggs) and Jones Day. He provided advisory services on privatization and economic development issues to the World Bank and various governments across Asia, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union.
In addition to his legal experience, Paul has a diverse background in media and public service. He served as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Saturday Review, one of the U.S.’s oldest cultural magazines. He was also elected as a State Representative in the Missouri General Assembly for four years.
Paul is a frequent on-air commentator and contributor to leading business and financial media, offering insights on market trends and investment strategies. His commentary has been featured in prominent publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, London Times, International Herald Tribune, Singapore Times, and South China Morning Post. From 1994 to 1997, he served as editor of the Reuters Emerging Markets Guide and Reuters Asian Stock Sourcebook.
Paul is the President of the Institute for International Health and Development, founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate David Morse in 1982. He has been involved with several prestigious boards, including the Board of Trustees of the Catholic University of America, the National Advisory Board of Harvard University’s School of Public Health’s AIDS Institute, and the Advisory Group on International Health Systems Assessment at the New York Academy of Sciences. He has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the John Templeton Foundation, served on the Development Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and sat on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Foundation and the American-European Community Association.
Paul is the editor of the book “A Guide to American Foreign Policy” (1982) and the author of a forthcoming book set to release in 2026.
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