Shahreza Yusof
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Yusof is head of U.S. equities. He joined Aberdeen in 1994 as part of the Asian Equities team in Singapore, where he became an investment director, leading on Japanese equities. In 2002, Shahreza transferred to our London office responsible for emerging markets. After a period away, which included attending programs at universities in Beijing, China and Seoul, Korea, he returned to Aberdeen to join our Philadelphia office as senior equity specialist in 2006.
Douglas Burtnick
Start Date: 06/29/2004
Burtnick is an investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in October 2007. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager employed by NFA since May 2002. From 2000 to 2002, Burtnick served as a risk manager in the private client group of Brown Brothers Harriman & Company and was a portfolio manager. Burtnik holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation
Jason Kotik
Start Date: 10/28/2008
Kotik is an investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 from Nationwide Fund Advisors, the Fund's previous advisor, where since November 2000 he was an Assistant Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Research Analyst. Previously, he was a financial analyst with Allied Investment Advisors. Prior to that, he was a trading systems administrator with T. Rowe Price Associates. Kotik holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Stuart Quint
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Quint is an investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 from Nationwide Fund Advisors, the Fund’s previous advisor, where since September 2003 he was a Senior Equity Analyst. Previously, he managed investments in North America and Emerging Markets for a joint venture between Friends Ivory Sime and LF Wasa, a Swedish insurance company. Prior to that, he worked in Emerging Markets investments at Montgomery Asset Management. Quint holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation.
Chris Baggini
Start Date: 06/29/2004
Baggini is a senior investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 following the acquisition of Nationwide Financial Services’ equity investment management team, where he had served as a senior portfolio manager since 2000. Baggini previously managed institutional portfolios and two mutual funds at Allied Investment Advisors. Prior to that, he managed equity investments with First Metropolitan. Baggini holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation.
Robert W. Mattson
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Mattson is an investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 following the acquisition of Nationwide Financial Services’ equity investment management team, where he had served as an equity research analyst since December 2003. He previously worked for Janney Montgomery Scott, where he was a senior equity research analyst covering the software space.
Ralph Bassett
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Bassett is an assistant investment manager on the U.S. equity team. Bassett joined Aberdeen in March 2006 from Navigant Consulting, where he worked as a consultant from 2005 to 2006. Previously, he held internships at JP Morgan Chase and Siemens AG.
Francis Radano, III
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Radano is an investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen as a Senior Investment Manager in October 2007. Prior to that, he was a senior equity analyst employed by NFA since November 1999. Radano holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation.
Paul Atkinson
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Atkinson is a senior investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 1998 from UBS Ltd. where he was a director in its equity derivatives business. Previously, he worked for Prudential-Bache Ltd in a similar role.
Michael J. Manzo
Start Date: 02/28/2009
Manzo is an investment manager on the U.S. equity team. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 from Nationwide Fund Advisors, the Fund's previous advisor, where since September 2005 he provided fundamental research coverage to the value team. Previously, he was an analyst covering the machinery multi-industry/electrical equipment sectors at JP Morgan Chase and Company. Prior to that, he was an equity analyst intern at Lepercq, DeNeuflize & Company. Manzo holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.