Global Expert Briefings

Kevin Hebner, PhD – Global Investment Strategist, TD Epoch

Kevin Hebner is a global investment strategist. Prior to joining Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (TD Epoch) in 2016, Kevin served as FX strategist at J.P. Morgan Securities. Before J.P. Morgan, Kevin worked as a global investment strategist at Third Wave Global Investors and Credit Suisse Asset Management. Prior to Credit Suisse, Kevin worked at UBS Securities as Japan Equity Strategist and the Bank of Japan. Kevin earned a BA in Economics from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Financial Economics from Queen’s University.

Dev is a seasoned credit risk expert, frequent speaker, and principal of Devon Risk Advisory Group, providing consulting, training, and thought leadership across commercial banking, credit, and lending. He previously served as SVP and senior credit policy officer at SunTrust Bank, where he led credit policy for the bank’s wholesale businesses, and earlier held roles as managing director, credit approver, and chief credit officer at major regional banks. His experience also includes serving as CFO of a Honolulu construction firm, a U.S. Army combat engineer officer, and an economics instructor.

A graduate of Ohio State University, the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, and the University of Hawaii (MBA), Dev teaches in Stonier and ABA’s Commercial Lending programs and has instructed at multiple graduate banking schools. His audiences span the ABA, RMA, OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, FFIEC, SBA, IMA, and AICPA.

Dev has written extensively on credit risk and financial analysis, authored Analyzing Construction Contractors, and served in leadership roles with RMA and PRMIA. Internationally, he has advised banks in Morocco, Egypt, and Angola through the FSVC. He also served on the FASB’s Private Company Council, helping shape GAAP guidance for privately held companies.