Michael A. Sansoterra currently serves as Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director at Silvant Capital Management. He is the lead Portfolio Manager on the Focused Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Growth and Mid Cap Growth disciplines. He is also a portfolio manager on the Large Cap Core Growth discipline. Mr. Sansoterra joined Silvant in 2007 through its predecessor firm. Previously, he was at Principal Global Investors, where he held several positions during his tenure there, including portfolio manager of large cap diversified growth, director of research for large/mid-cap domestic equities, and senior equity analyst. Earlier in his career, he worked as a senior equity analyst for USAA Investment Management and as an equity analyst and portfolio manager at The Northern Trust Company. He has worked in investment management since 1996. Mr. Sansoterra earned a B.S. in economics from The University of Michigan.

Sandeep is the lead Portfolio Manager on the Large Cap Core Growth discipline. He is also a portfolio manager on the Focused Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Growth and Mid Cap Growth disciplines. Sandeep served as a Sector Portfolio Manager of Silvant with healthcare sector responsibilities prior to his current role. Prior to joining Silvant in 2007, Mr. Bhatia served as a Senior Research Analyst for Eagle Asset Management, focusing on the healthcare sector from March 2005 through March 2007. Previously, he worked as a sell-side Senior Equity Research Analyst in the healthcare sector at Piper Jaffray and as an Equity Research Analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University (1993) and his Masters of Business Administration with High Honors from the University of Chicago (2000) with concentration in Finance. Sandeep has worked in investment management since 2000. He is also the holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.