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Advisor Information for PEQZX

Fund Inception03/01/1996
Name of IssuerPGIM Investments
Fund Advisor(s)PGIM Investments LLC
Sub-Advisor(s)Jennison Associates LLC

Fund Managers for PEQZX

Blair Boyer
Portfolio Manager since 01/20/2005
Blair Boyer is co-head of the large cap growth equity team and a large cap growth equity portfolio manager. He is responsible for overseeing the investment process, strategy implementation, and risk management for Jennison's large cap growth equity portfolios. He joined Jennison in 1993 as an international equity analyst before assuming his current role as portfolio manager in 2003. Prior to that, he was with Bleichroeder managing international equity portfolios and at Verus Capital as a senior portfolio manager. Blair received a BA in economics from Bucknell University and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Jason McManus
Portfolio Manager since 11/10/2008
Jason McManus is the head of custom solutions. He is responsible for overseeing the investment process, strategy implementation, and risk management for Jennison's custom solution strategies. He works closely with clients on their unique objectives and constraints to design customized investment solutions by leveraging Jennison’s long-standing expertise in fundamental research and combining it with insights from proprietary quantitative investment tools. Jason joined Jennison in 1997. Prior to assuming his current position in 2006, he held numerous roles in the firm, including working as an analyst on the international equity and applied research teams. Jason received a BS in economics and computer science from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and an MBA in quantitative finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Jason Swiatek
Portfolio Manager since 11/27/2013
Jason Swiatek is the head of small and mid cap equity and a small and smid cap portfolio manager. He is responsible for overseeing the investment process, strategy implementation, and risk management for Jennison's small and mid cap platform. He is also a member of the Jennison Management Team. Jason was a founding member of Jennison’s capabilities in small and smid cap equities when Prudential’s (now PGIM) public equity asset management capabilities were transferred to Jennison in 2000. Prior to being named a portfolio manager, Jason was a small cap equity analyst at Prudential. Before joining Prudential, he worked at Munistat/PFA, Inc. Jason received a BS, summa cum laude, in finance from Canisius College, where he also focused on small business development at the Center for Entrepreneurship. Jason is a CFA charterholder.
Warren Koontz
Portfolio Manager since 09/02/2014
Warren Koontz is the head of value equity and a large cap value portfolio manager. He is responsible for overseeing the investment process, strategy implementation, and risk management for Jennison's value equity platform. He is also a member of the Jennison Management Team. Warren joined Jennison in 2014. Previously, he was with Loomis Sayles, where he managed diversified and concentrated value strategies. Before Loomis Sayles, Warren was a member of the investment policy committee at Comerica Bank, where he managed institutional and high net worth equity portfolios. Prior to that, he worked at the Jeffrey Company as chief investment officer and the Public Employees' Retirement System of Ohio as the primary portfolio manager for equity portfolios. Warren holds a BS in finance and an MBA from Ohio State University. He is a CFA charterholder.
Eric Sartorius
Portfolio Manager since 07/11/2018
Eric Sartorius is a portfolio manager for small cap core and midcap growth strategies, and a research analyst covering information technology. He joined Jennison in 2013 from Allianz Global Investors, where he was a portfolio manager and a senior research analyst covering information technology and healthcare on the small and smid cap growth investment team. Prior to that, he began his investment career as an associate analyst covering information technology at Fred Alger Management. Eric earned a BA in political economics from Williams College and is a CFA charterholder.
Kathleen McCarragher
Portfolio Manager since 05/01/2019
Kathleen McCarragher is the head of growth equity and a large cap growth equity portfolio manager. She is responsible for overseeing the investment process, strategy implementation, and risk management for Jennison's growth equity platform. Kathleen is also a member of the Jennison Management Team, ESG Investment Leadership Team, and Jennison Board of Directors. Before joining Jennison in 1998, she was a managing director and the director of large cap growth equities with Weiss, Peck & Greer. Prior to that, she was an investor with State Street Research & Management. Kathleen received a BBA, summa cum laude, in finance and economics from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Natasha Kuhlkin
Portfolio Manager since 05/01/2019
Natasha Kuhlkin is a large cap growth equity portfolio manager. She joined the firm in 2004 as a research analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2014. Before joining Jennison, Natasha was an equity research analyst for the small cap value fund at Palisade Capital Management and prior to that at Evergreen Investment Management. Natasha received a BS in accounting from Binghamton University and is a CFA charterholder.
Joseph Esposito
Portfolio Manager since 05/01/2019
Joe Esposito is a large cap value portfolio manager and a research analyst covering information technology for the large cap value team. He joined Jennison in 2014. Previously, Joe was with Loomis Sayles as a senior equity analyst covering technology, health care, industrials, and materials. Prior to that, he was a business systems analyst at AXA Financial responsible for evaluating and testing software applications. Joe received a BA in philosophy from the College of New Jersey, an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a CFA charterholder.
Jonathan Shapiro
Portfolio Manager since 03/21/2022
Jonathan Shapiro is a portfolio manager for smid core, small cap core, and financial services, and a research analyst covering real estate. He joined Jennison in 2006 from Goldman Sachs, where he led the small companies/special situations research group. Prior to that, he worked at KPMG Consulting, focusing on real estate, and at Jones Lang Wootton Realty Advisors (now Clarion Partners), where he was responsible for real estate acquisitions and asset management. Jonathan received a BA, magna cum laude, with high honors in history from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.