He began his career as an industry specialist with Standard & Poor’s in New York, and subsequently held the position of Director of Research at three separate NYSE member firms, the last of which was Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards in Los Angeles. As a portfolio manager, he co-managed a NYSE-listed closed-end REIT fund, and, in 1991, founded his own firm, FundMinder Inc., later renamed Centurion Capital Management, which grew to manage over $2 billion of client assets. In 2001, Centurion was acquired by General Electric Capital.

Werner is a student of the historical trends in finance and enjoys the quantitative / technical side of the securities markets. He has published several articles on quantitative investment topics, taught courses in portfolio management and investment analysis at UCLA Extension, and has been interviewed on CNN, CNBC, and all of the LA-based television stations. He holds a Masters of Arts degree in Comparative Religions from Northwestern University, and currrently serves as an independent trustee of the Rydex Mutual Fund Group.

In other pursuits, Werner is Chairman of the Angeles Chorale, a 130-voice classical choir in Los Angeles, and he enjoys art in many forms. Together with his son Tim (a professional winemaker) he also produces private bottlings of premium wines in Napa, California (www.kellerwine.com). Werner has four children in all and lives in Calabasas, California with his wife Audrey.