Mitch Reiner is one of the founding partners of Wela Strategies and a partner at CIA, Wela’s sister company.

As a Co-Founder, Mitch is responsible for driving the strategic initiatives of the firm forward. Mitch also sits on the Investment Committee. On the Investment Committee, he focuses on the firm’s income strategies, including closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.

Mitch is a proud Georgia Bulldog, graduating from the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia with a BBA in Finance. He is also a Leonard Leadership Scholar, which is a competitive leadership program in the business school that selects only the top 30 students to collaborate with some of the greatest business minds in the nation.

Mitch was chosen as an originating member of the Atlanta Hub of the Global Shapers organization. The Global Shapers is an organization established by the World Economic Forum which aims to engage the next generation of leaders who will shape the global agenda. His local Atlanta citizenship commitment is evident as Mitch is a member of the LEAD Atlanta class of 2015 and also actively serves on the Executive Committee as President, on the board of the community Arts organization, WonderRoot in Atlanta. Mitch also supports his alma mater as he has previously served as an officer for the Terry College of Business Young Alumni Board and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Student Managed Investment Fund.

Mitch and his beautiful wife, Jenny, their two great children, Micah and Ayla, and always-popular goldendoodle, Clayton live in the Virginia Highland Neighborhood in Atlanta. You can find them strolling North Highland in search of dinner, ice cream or a water bowl for Clayton to drink from on the weekends. In addition to spending time with his family, Mitch enjoys playing golf, staying in shape, attending Braves and Bulldogs games and grilling on the Green Egg.