Chris Armbruster, CFA is a Portfolio Manager & Senior Research Analyst with primary research responsibilities for the mid and large-capitalization communications services, consumer discretionary, health-care, and information technology sectors. He began his equity research career in 2005. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2013, Mr. Armbruster worked at B. Riley & Co. as an Associate Analyst covering Special Situations and at Al Frank Asset Management as a Vice President in Equity Research. Mr. Armbruster earned a B.A. in Business Economics, with a minor in Accounting, from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Armbruster is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc.

Noran Eid is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst with primary research responsibilities for large-cap portfolios in the consumer discretionary, information technology, and healthcare sectors. She began her career in equity research in 2012. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2018, Ms. Eid was an investment analyst with Sands Capital Management. Ms. Eid earned her B.S. in engineering from the American University in Cairo and her MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.