Gayle Marie Sprute

Ms. Gayle M.
Sprute is Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager at Washington Trust Bank (Spokane, Washington).
She is responsible for providing custom investment and risk management strategies and solutions for clients with complex financial needs.
She is the primary equity strategist for Washington Trust.
Drawing on her 30 years of experience, she selects companies for inclusion in the large-cap equity strategy for Wealth Management client portfolios and manages the overall and complex strategy.
her equity management expertise derives from her Wall Street experience.
She has far-reaching investment industry experience that includes highly successful positions at some of Wall Street’s most respected investment banks.
Gayle brings her national and global equities expertise to the clients of Washington Trust, providing them with a highly sophisticated, disciplined and successful equity strategy in their portfolio.
Ms. Sprute was previously employed as Vice President by Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. and Security Analyst by Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. She received her undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington University.