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.

Michael Del Balso is a large cap growth portfolio manager. He joined Jennison in 1972 as a research analyst. He later served as the director of research and became a portfolio manager in 1999. Prior to Jennison, he was a portfolio manager and research analyst at White, Weld & Company. Michael received a BS in industrial administration from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia University Business School.

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.

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.