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Advisor Information for WSCGX

Fund Inception03/31/2008
Name of IssuerAllspring Global Investments
Fund Advisor(s)Allspring Funds Management, LLC
Sub-Advisor(s)Peregrine Capital Management,LLC

Fund Managers for WSCGX

Paul von Kuster
Portfolio Manager since 11/11/1994
Paul is a Portfolio Manager for the Small Cap Growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. Paul has been with the firm since its inception in 1984. He is a member of Peregrine's Board of Directors. Prior to Peregrine, Paul managed small cap funds for the Trust Department at Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. (now Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.). He began his career with Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. in 1972 after graduating from Princeton. Paul is a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota and the CFA Institute.
Ryan Smith
Portfolio Manager since 01/12/2021
Ryan is a Associate Portfolio Manager for the Small Cap Growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. Ryan joined Peregrine’s Small Cap Growth team in 2018. Prior to joining Peregrine, Ryan was a portfolio manager and an analyst on the small, SMID and mid cap growth strategies at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) for more than 10 years. Previously, he was an Equity Research Associate at William Blair & Company. He began his career at Ernst & Young. Ryan received his B.S. from Lehigh University and M.S. in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago, the CFA Institute and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Samuel Smith
Portfolio Manager since 01/12/2021
Sam is an Associate Portfolio Manager for the Small Cap Growth style and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection and portfolio management with his team. Upon graduation from the University of St. Thomas, Sam joined Peregrine in 2006 as a Portfolio Assistant. Sam is a member of the CFA Institute and a former board member of the CFA Society Minnesota, where he chaired the Advocacy and Public Awareness Committee.
Allison Lewis
Portfolio Manager since 06/30/2023
Allison serves as a Senior Equity Analyst and offers 12 years of experience working in a variety of investment-related roles. Prior to joining Peregrine, she was a Research Analyst at Marsico Capital Management where she supported five long only growth strategies. Previously, she was a Senior Equity Analyst at Invesco, responsible for research on a variety of sectors including Health Care, Technology and Consumer. She started her career at J.P. Morgan Chase & Company where she worked within the Investment Solutions business of the Private Bank. Allison has her BBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and her MBA from the University of Wisconsin’s Applied Securities Analysis Program. She is a member of the CFA Institute.