SAWGRASS ASSET MANAGEMENT - Key Persons


Alicia Dator - CCO, President

Job Titles:
  • CCO
  • President
Ms. Dator is the President and CCO at Sawgrass, responsible for supporting and encouraging the next phase of the firm's growth. With 21 years at the firm, her experience has provided the foundation for her newly established President role.

Brian Monroe

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing & Client Service

David Furfine

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner, Director of Fixed Income
Mr. Furfine is a Partner at Sawgrass, directs the firm's fixed income management and research efforts, and is the lead portfolio manager for all of the firm's fixed income products. He is responsible for interest rate analysis and portfolio construction. He serves on several of the firm's committees, including strategic planning and management committees, as well as chair of the firm's fixed income investment committee.

David Siegel

Job Titles:
  • Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
Mr. Siegel is a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Sawgrass, responsible for portfolio construction, credit analysis, trading, and portfolio analytics. He serves on the firm's fixed income investment committee. Prior to Sawgrass, he worked with Pioneer Alternative Investments as a fixed income research analyst, where he selected sub-advisor funds for inclusion in a $3 billion fund of hedge funds, and with Morgan Stanley as a fixed income sales analyst servicing advisors on various fixed income investments.

Dean McQuiddy

Job Titles:
  • Director of Equities

Liridon Gila

Job Titles:
  • CO - CIO, Portfolio Manager
Mr. Gila is CO-CIO, Portfolio Manager at Sawgrass. He is a CO-Manager of various Equity and Fixed Income strategies. He is responsible for portfolio construction and fundamental research of the entire capital structure. He serves on several of the firm's committees, including Executive and strategic planning, equity research, and fixed income. Before Sawgrass, he worked with Fidelity National Financial as a fixed-income analyst, helping manage fixed-income investments of over $3 billion.

Marty LaPrade

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner, Equity Portfolio Manager
Mr. LaPrade is a Partner at Sawgrass and the lead portfolio manager for the firm's Diversified Large Growth Equity product. He is responsible for merging quantitative equity models with specific security selection. He serves on several of the firm's committees, including equity research, management and strategic planning.