Keynote Speakers

Lunch Keynote:
Byron Boston, Dynex Capital
Chief Executive Officer, President, Co-Chief Investment Officer

Byron L. Boston is Chief Executive Officer, President, and Co-Chief Investment Officer and Board member. Mr. Boston is an investment professional with an extensive background in fixed-income capital markets. During his 30-year career, Mr. Boston has held a number of leadership positions in the asset management/investment banking community, and has personally founded two successful public companies. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1981 with a degree in economics, Mr. Boston began his career as a corporate banker with Chemical Bank, where he focused on direct corporate loans and bond issuances. Mr. Boston returned to business school at the University of Chicago, from which he earned an M.B.A. in 1986, specializing in finance and accounting.  He then joined the fixed-income training program at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), subsequently becoming a mortgage-backed securities bond trader. Between 1986 and 1997, Mr. Boston traded mortgage securities for both CSFB and Lehman Brothers. In 1997, Mr. Boston was recruited by Freddie Mac to develop and lead the initial investment plan to grow their retained portfolio. After successfully overseeing the investment strategy and driving excellent performance, he departed Freddie Mac to launch in January 2004 Sunset Financial Resources, a mortgage REIT specializing in high-quality residential and commercial loans and securities. Mr. Boston led the company's initial public offering in March 2004, raising $130 million in initial equity. Sunset was sold in 2006. Mr. Boston consulted with Redwood Trust Inc. until he joined Dynex Capital in 2008.