Our People

Our team of investment professionals, who have an average of nearly 20 years of experience, has insight and expertise gained through a variety of market environments.

Fixed Income Team
Lauren Janke

Lauren Janke

Administrative Manager

Milwaukee

Jeffrey L. Bryden

Jeffrey L. Bryden, CFA®

Partner, Director of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager

Milwaukee

Jonathan G. Rigano

Jonathan G. Rigano, CFA®

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Milwaukee

Patrick Thiel

Patrick Thiel

Portfolio Manager

Milwaukee

Renae Engel

Renae Engel

V.P., Portfolio and Client Administrator

Milwaukee

Private Markets Team
Andy Baker

Andy Baker, CFA®

Partner, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Director of Private Markets

Chicago

Ryan Kennedy

Ryan Kennedy, CFA®

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

Haris Khan

Haris Khan, CFA®

Senior Analyst

Chicago

Avery Gerald

Avery Gerald, CFA®

Senior Analyst

Chicago

Operations and Trading
Sara Batt

Sara Batt

Partner, Corporate Initiatives Manager

Chicago

Jennifer Boyce

Jennifer Boyce

Partner, Senior Operations Manager

Chicago

Justin Doup

Justin Doup

Senior Operations Analyst

Chicago

Shiju Elakkatt

Shiju Elakkatt

Partner, Senior Operations Manager

Chicago

Raymond Lau

Raymond Lau

Senior Operations Specialist

Chicago

Frank Passantino

Frank Passantino

Manager, Mutual Fund Operations and Shareholder Services

Jeffrey Pralle

Jeffrey Pralle

V.P., Senior Trader

Chicago

Thomas Schlipmann

Thomas Schlipmann

V.P., Senior Operations Analyst

Chicago

Leadership
Richard M. Burridge

Richard M. Burridge

Partner, Executive Chairman, Chief Investment Officer

Chicago

Christopher M. Graff

Christopher M. Graff, CFA®

Partner, Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Operating Officer

Chicago

Equity Team
Thomas Fanter

Thomas Fanter

Partner, Director of Equities, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

John O’Connor

John O’Connor, CFA®

Partner, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

James D. Plumb

James D. Plumb

Partner, Deputy Director of Equities, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

Christopher C. Faber

Christopher C. Faber

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

Charles P. Henness Jr.

Charles P. Henness Jr., CFA®

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones, CFA®, CPA

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

Colin Kelly

Colin Kelly, CFA®

S.V.P., Portfolio Manager

Raleigh

Ilhwa Lee

Ilhwa Lee, CFA®

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Chicago

Ben Niu, Ph.D.

Ben Niu, Ph.D., CFA®

Partner, Senior Analyst

Chicago

Jake Schlagel

Jake Schlagel, CFA®

Analyst

Chicago

Cindy Pittman

Cindy Pittman

V.P., Senior Analyst

Raleigh

James Lundgren

James Lundgren

Partner, Director of IT Development and Operations

Chicago

Advisory Services Team
Ann Guntli

Ann Guntli, CFA®

Partner, Director of Advisory Services

Chicago

Brendan Scholz

Brendan Scholz, CFA®

V.P., Portfolio Analytics Manager

Chicago

Alex Sliwa

Alex Sliwa

V.P., Investment Management Specialist

Chicago

Manan Patel

Manan Patel

Portfolio Analytics Analyst

Chicago

Institutional Sales and Service Team
Matt Halkyard

Matt Halkyard, CFA®

S.V.P., Portfolio Specialist

Chicago

Leah Hoagland

Leah Hoagland

Partner, Business Development Officer

Chicago – North Shore

Jessica Hunter

Jessica Hunter

S.V.P., Client Service Manager

Chicago