Rich is a Senior Portfolio Manager with responsibility for our U.S. Small Cap Growth Equity and U.S. SMID Cap Growth Equity strategies. In this role, he provides fundamental research and portfolio management for the firm’s Small and SMID Cap Growth strategies in the U.S. Rich joined the organization in 2009 from a global quantitative trading firm, where he was a senior research analyst. Before that, he worked as a senior equity analyst for a private investment management firm. Rich’s previous experience also includes various research and portfolio management responsibilities at several different investment management firms based in the U.S. He began his career in the investment industry in 1994. Rich holds a Master of Science in Accountancy from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Northwestern University. He is also a CFA® charterholder and Chartered Professional Accountant.