Dan is a partner of the firm and brings over four decades of investment management experience to GW&K. As director of our equity department, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our equity investment teams including portfolio management, research, and trading. He is a member of the firm’s Management, Investment, and ESG Committees. Dan has worked with various companies in the Boston area as an investment and financial consultant. Prior to joining GW&K, he spent 21 years at Putnam Investments in Boston, where he was chief investment officer for the specialty growth group and oversaw a team of twenty and up to $100 billion in assets under management. He was also a portfolio management team member of several small and mid-cap growth funds, the lead manager for the Putnam New Opportunities Fund, and a member of Putnam’s management committee and partners group. He began his career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley. Dan graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with highest honors, and received his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a CFA® charterholder and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston. Dan serves on the board of trustees for The Rashi School in Dedham, Massachusetts, and on the Investment Committee of the Squam Lakes Association. Previously Dan served as a trustee of Hebrew College, where he remains the Chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.

Jeff is a partner of the firm as well as a portfolio manager for GW&K's Small Cap Value Strategy. He also provides research coverage for our other domestic equity strategies. He is a seasoned analyst with extensive experience analyzing companies and identifying investment opportunities in the Financials sector. Jeff is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Through his 20+ years working in investment research, Jeff has gained a broad market perspective covering a wide variety of sectors including Health Care, Technology, Financials, and Real Estate. Prior to joining GW&K, Jeff was an assistant portfolio manager at ING Investment Management and a vice president and equity analyst at J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management. He started his investment career working for Dean Witter Intercapital as an investment management associate. Jeff earned a BS in Finance from Central Connecticut State University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He is a CFA® charterholder and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston.