Candace King Weir serves as Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager at Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. She has devoted over 30 years to investment management and researching small-cap companies. Candace founded C.L. King & Associates, an institutional research firm specializing in small-cap stocks, in 1972 and serves as its President. Candace founded Paradigm Capital Management in 1994 in order to focus on growing the institutional asset management business. Candace received her BA from Vassar College. Candace currently serves on multiple non-profit boards, including Albany Medical Center, where she previously served as the Chair of the Investment Committee.

Amelia Weir serves as Senior Vice President and portfolio manager at Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. She joined the firm in September 2008. Prior to joining Paradigm, Amelia was a portfolio manager with William D. Witter, Inc. and previously worked as an equity research analyst at Bear Stearns & Co, Inc. Amelia earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard College, where she graduated magna cum laude, and received her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.