As a regional director, Brian Pinkston educates advisors on capital market research and Dimensional's investment strategies. He assists advisors in the development of investment communication, portfolio construction, and practice management strategies. Brian covers the southeastern region of the US, including Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

Prior to joining Dimensional, Brian worked for Charles Schwab for almost ten years. Most recently, he provided investment consulting services for institutional clients in the mega defined contribution market, as well as managed a team of consultants and analysts on Schwab's mega defined contribution platform. Before moving to the institutional side of Schwab's business, Brian built and serviced a $200 million practice as a Schwab Private Client Consultant. In this capacity, he provided financial planning and asset management services to high net worth individuals, families, and corporations. Brian worked for Fidelity Investments and Zions Bank Capital Markets before going to work for Schwab in 1998.

Brian has earned the CFA designation from the CFA Institute; he has an Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation from Fiduciary 360, an Accredited Asset Management Specialist designation from the College for Financial Planning, and he is working on his CFP designation. Brian has an MBA in finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, and a BBA in finance from Texas A&M University. He also holds FINRA Series 7, 9, 10, 24, and 66 licenses.