Charlie Wilson, PhD

About

Charlie Wilson joined Paladin Capital Group in 2026 as its first Director of AI and Data Analytics, where he leads development of AI and analytics tools for investment research, portfolio monitoring, and internal operations. He previously spent thirteen years at Thornburg Investment Management, most recently as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for emerging markets and international equity strategies, and earlier served as the firm's first Director of Research; before that he was a Partner and Senior Equity Analyst at Marsico Capital Management. His background is in earth sciences, with a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder, a B.S. in Geology from the University of Arizona, postdoctoral research at Stanford and Columbia, and applied data science training at MIT and an in-progress M.S. in Analytics at Georgia Tech.