Chris Kotowicz joined the firm in 2007 and is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst for US Relative Value. He is also a Senior Research Analyst for the US Growth Equities team. As a Senior Research Analyst, Kotowicz is responsible for lead coverage of the industrials, energy and materials sectors. He was previously a sell-side analyst at A.G. Edwards, where he followed the electrical equipment and multi-industry group for four years. Prior to that, Kotowicz worked in the industrial sector, mostly in a technical sales and business development capacity, for Nooter/Eriksen and Nooter Fabricators, each a subsidiary of CIC Group. He holds a BS in civil engineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and an MBA (with honors) from the Olin Business School at Washington University. He is a CFA charterholder. Location: Chicago