Edward T. Tokar

Mr. Edward T.
Tokar is Senior Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at Beacon Trust Co. He is on the Board of Directors at The GDL Fund, The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust, Mason School of Business Foundation and The College of William & Mary.
He has been a leader in the investment industry for over 40 years.
Prior to joining Beacon Trust in May 2004, Mr. Tokar served as chief executive officer of Allied Capital Management, LLC as well as vice president of investments and corporate officer at Honeywell International, Inc. for 27 years.
During his tenure at Honeywell and its predecessor company, AlliedSignal, Inc., where he was responsible for more than $18 billion of employee benefit fund assets worldwide, his investment returns and leadership were nationally recognized for superior performance.
Mr. Tokar was a director of CH Energy Group and is currently a trustee of the Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust and Gabelli Global Deal Fund.
Additionally, he has served as a director, trustee and advisory board member for a number of leading U.S.
and international investment organizations, including DB Hedge Strategies, the Topiary Fund for Benefit Plan Investors, Levco Series Trust Mutual Funds, Investcorp Hedge Fund of Funds, RFE Investment Partners and Teton Advisors, Inc. Mr. Tokar received a bachelor’s degree with high honors from the University of Maryland and a MBA from the College of William & Mary, where he continues to serve as Trustee Emeritus and is a member of the Mason Business School Foundation Board.
He also is a certified public accountant.