Fund Inception | 01/10/1961 |
Name of Issuer | Mairs & Power |
Fund Advisor(s) | Mairs & Power Inc |
Sub-Advisor(s) | -- |
Fund Managers for MAPOX
Kevin Earley
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2015
Kevin V. Earley joined Mairs & Power, Inc. in 2013 as Vice President, Equity Analyst and Investment Manager. Effective January 1, 2015, Mr. Earley was named co-manager of the Mairs & Power Balanced Fund.
Mr. Earley began his investment career as an equity research analyst with FAF Advisors, later becoming a portfolio manager. In recent years, Mr. Earley had co-managed two mutual funds at Nuveen Asset Management.
Mr. Earley earned a BS in Finance from Santa Clara University and then earned his MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. Mr.Earley is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Minnesota, as well as a Chartered Investment Counselor.
Robert Thompson
Portfolio Manager since 04/01/2018
Robert W. Thompson, Vice President and Investment Manager of Mairs & Power, Inc. He was Vice President, Corporate Bonds at Advantus Capital Management from 2003 to 2016. Robert (Bob) W. Thompson joined the Adviser in 2016 and has served as Director of Fixed Income since July 1, 2019. He previously served as Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager since fall of 2016. He previously served as Assistant Vice President since joining the Adviser. Mr. Thompson has served as Co-Manager of the Balanced Fund since April 1, 2018. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Thompson was Vice President, Corporate Bonds at Advantus Capital Management (now Securian Asset Management), in St. Paul, MN from 2003 to 2016 and before that he worked for Lutheran Brotherhood (now Thrivent Financial). Mr. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of North Dakota and a MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. Mr. Thompson is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Brent Miller
Portfolio Manager since 10/01/2024
As an assistant portfolio manager, his responsibilities include analyzing credit, security classes, market trends, comparable yield and duration and relationships between different fixed-income sectors for taxable, asset-backed, municipal, agency and mortgage-backed securities. Brent assists the Director of Fixed Income with resource allocation, expense management, pricing/fee negotiations, product development and staffing. In 2021, he was promoted to Assistant Vice President.
Prior to joining the firm, Brent was a Fixed Income Analyst at The Travelers Companies in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he worked for seven years.
Brent holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He is a CFA charterholder.