ATLANTA CAPITAL - Key Persons
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- Member of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- Portfolio Manager
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- Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Core Equity / Management Committee Member
- Managing Director, Core Equity
Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Bell was a portfolio manager with the Florida State Board of Administration where he was responsible for managing their internal special situation equity fund.
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- Member of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- Portfolio Manager
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- Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Core Equity / Management Committee Member
- Managing Director, Core Equity
Prior to joining the firm in 1998, Mr. Reed was a portfolio manager with Florida State Board of Administration where he was responsible for managing their internal special situation equity fund.
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- Portfolio Manager
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- Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Growth Equity
Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Mr. Miller was a Research Analyst at Crawford Investment Counsel and had been with the firm since 2011. He was responsible for equity research and served on the Equity Investment Team. Prior to joining Crawford Investment Counsel, he was a Senior Vice President, member of the investment policy committee and Global Technology Analyst for Institutional Capital (ICAP). Mr. Miller holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential and has achieved the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.
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- Member of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- Portfolio Manager
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- Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income / Management Committee Member
- Managing Director, Fixed Income
Mr. Womack joined the firm in 1994. Prior to pursuing fixed income analysis in 1997, he was responsible for fundamental equity analysis within the pharmaceutical, hospital supplies and other healthcare related industries at Atlanta Capital.
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- Managing Director / Head of Distribution and Client Service
Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Stafford was a product manager with Bank of America, responsible for product development and marketing of the bank's separately managed account platform for institutional clients. Previously, Mr. Stafford was an analyst at Summit Strategies Group and served various roles at Morningstar, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Member of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- Portfolio Manager
- Managing Director, Growth Equity
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- Executive Director
- Certified Investment Management Analyst
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Managing Director
- President of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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- President & Managing Director / Chairman of the Management Committee / Management Committee Member
Mr. Williams is a Managing Director and serves as President of Atlanta Capital and Chairman of Atlanta Capital's Management Committee. Prior to joining Atlanta Capital as Controller in 1996, Mr. Williams worked as a Senior Accountant with Arthur Andersen LLP in Atlanta.
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager
- Chartered SRI Counselor
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- Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Growth Equity
Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Garrison worked at Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting and Wellington Management Company.
Mr. Garrison is a Chartered SRI Counselor, holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential and the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing. He regularly consults as a Subject Matter Expert with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and serves on the ISSB Technical Reference Group advising on matters of implementation and emerging issues that should be considered in the standards development process.
Job Titles:
- Member of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- Portfolio Manager
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- Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Core Equity / Management Committee Member
- Managing Director, Core Equity
Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Mr. Hereford was a portfolio manager with Invesco where he was responsible for managing their concentrated equity portfolio.
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- Executive Director / Investment Specialist, Growth Equity
- Investment Specialist
Prior to joining the firm in 1994, Ms. Taylor was in the retail industry serving as a manager of sales training and promotional campaigns. At Atlanta Capital, she was a fundamental analyst covering consumer stocks prior to her role as the Investment Specialist for the firm's Growth Equity Team. Ms. Taylor holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Atlanta Society of Finance and Investment Professionals.
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- Portfolio Manager
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- Executive Director / Portfolio Manager, Growth Equity
Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Walton was an equity research analyst at The Robinson-Humphrey Company where he was responsible for the insurance and industrial growth industries. Mr. Walton holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential.
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- Portfolio Manager
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- Executive Director / Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income
Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Mr. Buie was with Earnest Partners in Atlanta, Georgia where he served as portfolio manager of their short duration and core fixed income products. Prior to Earnest Partners, Mr. Buie was a Vice President and portfolio manager at Seix Advisors in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.