Our People

Our People

Our experienced teams of skilled professionals are dedicated to delivering on our mission of adding value while cultivating deep and enduring partnerships with our clients.

Our Staff at a Glance

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Meet Our Staff

Watch as a few of our professionals share their personal stories about why they choose to work at Sands Capital.

Katherine (Okon) Bates

Research Analyst

Ben Betcher, CFA

Sr. Research Analyst

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Eric Black

Sr. Research Analyst

 

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Emerson Bluhm, CFA

Portfolio Manager
Sr. Research Analyst

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Teeja Boye, CFA

Portfolio Manager
Sr. Research Analyst

Matthew Buckley

Sr. Research Associate

Qian (Amy) Chen

Research Associate

Brian Christiansen, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Executive Managing Director

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Michael Clarke

Portfolio Manager
Sr. Research Analyst

Brian Crofton, CFA

Research Analyst

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Patrick DiTondo, CFA

Sr. Research Associate

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Han Du, CFA

Sr. Research Associate

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Jennifer Goldsmith

Sr. Research Analyst
Director, Research Associate Program

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Christina Hang

Research Analyst

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Jason Harden, CFA

Sr. Research Analyst

Zhaoqi Huang

Research Associate

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Christopher Jenkins

Sr. Proxy Specialist

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Judy Jiao, CFA

Research Analyst

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Wesley Johnston, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst

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Neil Kansari

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst

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Brian Keegan, CFA

Research Analyst

Eduardo Leal, CFA

Research Analyst

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Dave Levanson, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Executive Managing Director

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Matthew Luneburg, CFA

Sr. Research Analyst

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Jax Malloy

Research Associate

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Hari Manikandan, CFA

Sr. Research Associate

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Massimo Marolo, CFA

Sr. Research Analyst

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Barron Martin, Jr., CFA

Sr. Research Analyst

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Danielle Menichella, CFA

Portfolio Manager
Sr. Research Analyst

Dylan Mibu

Sr. Research Associate

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Eugene Nandwa

Sr. Research Associate

Ashley Patton

ESG Analyst

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Jerry Peng

Global Strategy Officer

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Daniel Pilling

Sr. Research Analyst

Vincent Qiao

Sr. Research Associate

Michael Raab, CFA

Director of Research
Portfolio Manager
Sr. Research Analyst

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Michael Rallo, CFA

Sr. Research Associate

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Karin Riechenberg

Director of Stewardship

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Thomas Rogers, CFA

Research Analyst

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Frank M. Sands, CFA

Chief Investment Officer
Chief Executive Officer

Jery Tang

Research Associate

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Sunil Thakor, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst

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Thomas Trentman, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst

Jerry Wang

Research Associate

T. Perry Williams, CFA

President

Naina Zaman

Research Associate

Parker Cassidy

Parker Cassidy

Partner

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Michael Clarke

Managing Partner

Phoebe J. Cooke

Executive Assistant

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Christopher Eng

Principal

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Jane Fellowes, CPA

Fund Accounting Manager

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Scott Frederick

Managing Partner

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Kumar Gautam

Partner

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Andrew Gavlin

Vice President

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Michael J. Ginder, CFA

Partner

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Michael Graninger

Managing Partner

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Nick Graziano, CFA

Principal, Portfolio Services

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Brad Howlett, CVA

Sr. Manager, Finance & Operations

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Joanne Hwang

Executive Assistant

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Barron Martin Jr., CFA

Managing Partner

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Mark McGovern

Venture Partner

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Jake Merrill, CFA

Principal

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Tyler Miller

Manager, Finance and Operations

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Shannon Pederson

Sr. Operations Associate, SCV

Glenna (Boas) Perry, CPA

Fund Accounting Manager

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Ian Ratcliffe

Executive Managing Partner
Executive Managing Director

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Frank M. Sands, CFA

Chief Investment Officer
Chief Executive Officer

Marina Serenbetz

Partner

Aagam Shah

Aagam Shah, PhD

Sr. Associate

Shreya Singh

Shreya Singh

Associate

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Erin Soule, CPA

Managing Director, Head of Private Markets Finance and Operations

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Christy Steele

Principal

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Stephen Zachary, PhD

Managing Partner

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Matthew B. Alsted

Head of Marketing and Communications

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Stephanie C. Aument, PMP, CSM

Sr. Manager, Marketing Operations

Li Li Aw

Executive Assistant

Ian Barnes

Managing Director

Jennifer F. Black

Sr. Manager, Business Development Services

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Benjamin S. Boyer

Director, Client Relations

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Corey J. Breen

Manager, Design and Production

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Paula L. Brennan

Sr. Manager, Integrated Marketing

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Caroline M. Campbell

Sr. Executive Assistant

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Philip J. Caraci

Portfolio Specialist

Mike Degnan, CFA

Portfolio Specialist

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Angela M.L. Fountain

Executive Assistant

Michael P. Gibb

Managing Director, Business Development & Client Relations

Andrew Giordano

Andrew P. Giordano

Managing Director, Business Development and Client Relations

Felicia Haffar

Client Relations Associate

Scott Headd

Scott Headd

Sr. Director, Client Relations

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Carter Henderson

Sr. Client Relations Analyst

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Luke C. Iglehart

Executive Managing Director, Client and Consultant Relations

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Satara C. Jethroe

Sr. Executive Assistant

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Naru K. Ji, CFA

Manager, Product Services

Lindsey Kirk

Client Relations and Business Development Associate

Ken Lamar

Sr. Business Systems Engineer

Alexandra Lanz

RFP Associate

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Josephine A. Lewis

Sr. Director, Client Relations

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Jeff D. Lockhart

Head of Client Service

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Jamie H. Machak

Sr. Client Relations and Business Development Analyst

Jack A. Mayer, CFA

Director, Portfolio Specialists

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Annie K. McCormick

Director, Client Service

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Jessica A. Montague

Digital Marketing Specialist

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Kevin G. Murphy, CFA

Sr. Director, Client Relations

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Stephen F. Nimmo

Executive Managing Director, Business Development and Client Relations

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Emmett O'Sullivan, CFA

Portfolio and Market Insights Analyst

Matt Pawlak, AIF®

Director, Consultant Relations

Brian M. Rabe, CFA

Client Relations and Data Analyst

Amir Reda

Portfolio Specialist

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Amanda E. Roberts

Manager, Client Relations and Business Development

Emily Rueckert

Design and Production Associate

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Miriam Z. Sanders

Director, Investor Relations

Elena L. Sostilio

Client Relations and Product Analyst

Sophia Stone

Client Relations and Project Analyst

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Marianne Sullivan

Sr. Manager, Editorial

Jenny Sy

Executive Assistant

Samantha Toler

Sr. Director, Client Relations and Business Development

Dennis E. Adams, Jr.

Managing Director, Trading

Sandile (Ashford) Alsbrooks

Executive Assistant

Brittany Ambros

Human Resources Coordinator

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Mariama S. Bah

Sr. Reconciliation Administrator

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Jamere A. Bailey

Facilities Administrator

Ryan E. Bateman

Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer

Patrick F. Bennett

Sr. Investment Operations Specialist

Lorraine B. Betts

Sr. Investment Operations Specialist

Kathryn T. Bickley

Director, Portfolio Implementation

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Maria R. Billups

Sr. Investment Operations Specialist

Zuri T. Blackmon

Salesforce Administrator

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Jessica L. Bowers

Billing and Financial Analyst

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Matthew R. Brezovec

Director, Technology

Christopher R. Burrow

Sr. Legal Operations Associate

Mason Clark

Investment Operations Associate

Daniel R. Connolly, ACA, CPA

Controller

Michael C. Conroy

Sr. Trader

Jonathan E. Creem

Sr. Trading Analyst

Nadia N. Dettman, CFA

Head of Planning and Analytics

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Corinne B. deVito

Sr. Executive Assistant

Jamison H. Donohue

Planning and Analytics Associate

Ashita Elanko

Compliance Analyst (Code of Ethics)

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Patrick Everett

Manager, Investment Compliance

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Shou-Wei Fan

Director, Investment Operations

Semone N. Fraser

Sr. Investment Operations Analyst

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Jacqueline T. Frederick-Maturo

Sr. Executive Assistant

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Emily Freije

Assistant to the CEO

Alexandra Fulk

Alexandra Fulk

Chief Compliance Officer, Sr. Counsel

Pamela L. Gendell

Manager, Marketing, Advertising, and Communication Compliance

Sergio Gomez

Accounting Manager

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Jonathan P. Goodman

General Counsel

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Philip C. Hacker

Business and Data Analyst

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Yolande J. Hanlan

Director, Sr. Counsel

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Katie K. Hanley

Director, Data Initiatives

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Nikki Hartzoulakis

Assistant to the President

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Christopher D. Head

Full Stack Developer (Data Focus)

Kyle R. Hennies

Sr. Planning & Analytics Associate

Eliza Hopkins

Talent Acquisition Associate

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Karen E. Hsu, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Risk Analyst

HanNa Hur

Compliance Analyst

Sabrina Iqbal, PMP, CAPM, CSM

Manager, Enterprise Project Portfolio

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Jeremiah J. Kayal

Sr. Trader

Drew Keller

Manager, Compliance Operations and Regulatory Filings

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Kristen N. Ketchum

Sr. Executive Assistant

Kellie M. Lavey

Receptionist and Office Coordinator

Gina Ledwidge

Associate Counsel

Morgan Lee

Morgan Lee

Legal Counsel

Barry Leese

Analyst, Investment Compliance

Ricardo J. Lopez

Director, Data Operations

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David E. Markle

Director, Software Engineering

Nick Martin

Director, AI Solutions

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Dana M. McNamara

Executive Managing Director
Chief Administrative Officer

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Beth A. McSorley

Director of Corporate Tax

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Jacob S. Miller

Head of Accounting and Finance

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Emily H. Miller, SHRM-CP, sHRBP

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Hannah Mills

Office and Events Coordinator

Silvio Minuto

Trade Settlement Supervisor

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Mark J. Muldoon, CFA

Sr. Trader

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Eric C. Perlish

Global Head of Trading

Jimmy Pesquera

Investment Operations Associate

Elma Rahman

Technology Coordinator

Timothy Richter, CFA

Sr. Manager, Fund and Investment Operations

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Patricia D. Rodriguez

Reconciliation Administration Supervisor

Adam Rosenbaum

Data Governance Analyst

Avery A.K.L. Salisbury

Director of Compliance

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Susan H. Saunders

Sr. Manager, HR Business Partner

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Avery L. Schober

Sr. Financial Analyst

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Akriti Shrestha

Business and Data Associate

Charlie Silva

Corporate Accountant

Kristin N. Sizemore, SPHR

Head of Human Resources

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Matthew Steele

Data Analytics and Support Analyst

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Laura J. Stewart

Director, Office and Events Planning

Ania Szczepanska

Executive Assistant

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Arthur Thomas IV

Full Stack Developer

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Gina Toussaint

Sr. Accountant

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Jason Yared

Sr. Software and Cybersecurity Support Engineer

Brian Christiansen, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Executive Managing Director

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Dave Levanson, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Executive Managing Director

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Dana M. McNamara

Executive Managing Director
Chief Administrative Officer

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Stephen F. Nimmo

Executive Managing Director, Business Development and Client Relations

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Ian Ratcliffe

Executive Managing Partner
Executive Managing Director

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Frank M. Sands, CFA

Chief Investment Officer
Chief Executive Officer

T. Perry Williams, CFA

President

Founder, Frank Sands Sr.

In Memoriam

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Frank Sands Sr. founded Sands Capital in 1992 and served as the firm’s first CEO and chief investment officer until his retirement in 2008. A veteran of investment research and an early innovator in concentrated growth investing, he built a business guided by a strong and enduring commitment to the firm’s mission: to add value and enhance the wealth of clients with prudence over time. Frank regularly reminded colleagues of this responsibility to clients.

At the firm’s inception, Frank spearheaded the Select Growth Strategy, a concentrated portfolio of 20 to 25 businesses, later expanded to 30. At the time, it was an innovative and novel approach. As part of this, he developed the firm’s six investment criteria, which are still used today. Between 2003 and 2006, Select Growth assets grew tenfold as the market recognized the power of this approach.

By 1997, the firm’s assets under management (AUM) had grown to nearly $150 million, and Sands Capital had earned a strong track record as a concentrated growth investor under Frank Sands Sr.’s leadership. By 2000, Sands Capital reached $1 billion in AUM. That same year, Frank Sands Jr. rejoined the firm as director of research.

Frank Sr.’s legacy extends beyond Sands Capital Management. He was a generous philanthropist focused on education and healthcare. He served on the board at the University of Virginia’s Darden School Foundation and had served earlier on the board of the Virginia Hospital Center Foundation. In 2017, Frank was awarded the Charles C. Abbott award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Darden School.