Michael Brewster is the sole manager of the MB Value & Growth and MB Strategic Dividend & Income Portfolios at Credit Suisse Private Banking USA. He also co-manages the Small, Mid-Cap and Special Situations Portfolio on the team. He began his career in ledger accounting at Bally’s Casino Hotel, Atlantic City and casino credit at Trump Castle Casino. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, he worked at Lehman Brothers for 16 years.

Born in Ireland, Michael graduated from Athlone Institute of Technology with a higher diploma in management finance and earned his B.Sc. in Business Administration from Thomas Edison State College. He serves on the boards of the Irish International Business Network, and on the U.S. board of the National University of Ireland, Galway and Advisory U.S. Board of the GPA (Gaelic Players Association).

Michael has been recognized from 2010-2015 as one of Barron’s Top 1,000 Advisors in America. He lives in New York with his wife, Margaret. His father’s family comes from Co. Fermanagh; his mother’s family, the Hegartys, hail from Co. Longford.