The greatest strength of Ashfield Capital Partners is the exceptional quality of our people.
Portfolios at Ashfield Capital Partners are managed by a close-knit team whose members average 30 years of industry
experience. They are supported by experienced professionals in Portfolio Management/Research Analysis, Administration, Trading, and Marketing/Client Services.
We believe our approach to team management affords clients several advantages:
- The portfolio managers are also analysts, thereby ensuring that stocks are chosen by the same
individuals who have analyzed them in depth.
- The team selects stocks by consensus. This encourages a greater degree and level of discussion
that ensures continual learning from one another. More importantly, it is key to identifying
weaknesses of our fundamental assessment or subjective judgments before we commit our clients'
dollars.
Portfolio Management/Research Analysis
Administration
Trading
Marketing/Client Services
Portfolio Management/Research Analysis
J. Stephen Lauck, CFA |
President, CEO & Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 39
Years with Firm: 24
J. Stephen Lauck, CFA serves as President, CEO and Portfolio Manager/Analyst of Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as President, CEO and Portfolio Manager/Analyst of Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1984, he was a Vice President at BA Investment Management (San Francisco), where he managed large pension plans. Prior to that, Mr. Lauck was head of Bank of America’s Capital Counseling Services in Los Angeles and managed accounts for individuals as well as selected pension and profit sharing plans. Mr. Lauck’s investment career began in 1969 with Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. in Los Angeles. A holder of the chartered financial analyst (CFA) designation, he earned a B.S.B.A. from the University of Arkansas and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. From 1967 to 1969, Mr. Lauck served as an officer in the United States Navy. Mr. Lauck is currently a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Sam M. Walton College of Business of the University of Arkansas.
J. Stephen Thornborrow |
Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 40
Years with Firm: 24
J. Stephen Thornborrow serves as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1984, he served as Senior Vice President at BA Investment Management, where he headed the Individual Portfolio Division. Before joining BA Investment Management, Mr. Thornborrow was Vice President and Investment Department Manager of California First Bank in San Diego and also held a variety of investment positions, including Director of Research, at the Northern Trust Company in Chicago. Mr. Thornborrow graduated with honors in economics from Northwestern University. He also holds a M.A. in economics from Northwestern University and a L.L.B. from Yale Law School.
Bradley J. Fretz |
Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 31
Years with Firm: 19
Bradley J. Fretz serves as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst of Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1989, he held the position of First Vice President and Director of Investment Manager Evaluation Services in the Consulting Services Division of Shearson Lehman Hutton. Prior to that, Mr. Fretz was responsible for institutional product development at The Vanguard Group and also served as a consultant at both Johnson & Higgins and Aetna Life & Casualty. Mr. Fretz received a B.A. from Washington & Lee University and a M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Peter A. Johnson |
Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 38
Years with Firm: 13
Peter A. Johnson serves as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield in 1994, he served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Harris Bretall Sullivan & Smith, Inc., and held the position of Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Loomis, Sayles & Co., overseeing both institutional and taxable accounts. Mr. Johnson began his career at Wells Fargo Bank as a management trainee and, later, Pension Trust Officer. He earned a B.A. from the University of Oregon. Mr. Johnson serves as the Chairman of the Finance Committee at Laguna Honda Hospital Volunteers, Inc. and is also a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Day School.
Anthony S. Hooker |
Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 35
Years with Firm: 22
Anthony S. Hooker serves as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst of Ashfield & Co., Inc. Mr. Hooker joined Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1986 when it merged with Pacific Asset Management, a company Mr. Hooker founded in 1979. Before 1986, Mr. Hooker managed portfolios at Henderson-Boston Company and was an officer at Boston Company Financial Strategies and Boston Company Real Estate Advisors. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Hooker served as a nuclear submarine officer for ten years. Mr. Hooker completed post-graduate work in mathematics and physics as part of the Navy’s Select Submarine Nuclear Power Program. He also earned a M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1995.
Kelli K. Hill |
Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 23
Years with Firm: 4
Kelli K. Hill serves as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, she served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 2004, she was a Senior Vice President and Institutional Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments in Boston. Prior to that, Ms. Hill held the position of Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for Wells Fargo in San Francisco. She began her career at Christoph Securities in Lake Forest, Illinois. Ms. Hill earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California.
Marc W. Lieberman, CFA |
Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 10
Years with Firm: 6
Marc W. Lieberman, CFA, serves as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 2002, Mr. Lieberman was employed by John Hancock Funds and Lehman Brothers and also worked for HomeGain, Inc., TheStreet.com and as a clerk on the floor of the NYSE. A chartered financial analyst (CFA), he is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco, where he serves on the society's Professional Development Programs Committee. Mr. Lieberman earned a B.S. from the University of Vermont.
Jeffrey A. Johnson |
Associate Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Years of Experience: 4
Years with Firm: 4
Jeffrey A. Johnson serves as Associate Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Associate Portfolio Manager/Analyst for Ashfield & Co., Inc. He is a member of the Small Cap Growth and All Cap Growth investment teams, and his role emphasizes quantitative analysis. Mr. Johnson obtained a B.A. degree in Statistics from Harvard University.
Administration
Claudia Owen, CPA |
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Years of Experience: 19
Years with Firm: 2
Claudia Owen serves as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, she served as Chief Financial Officer for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 2006, Ms. Owen held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Husic Capital Management in San Francisco. Prior to that, she was co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Unitools do Brasil S/A in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and also served as Finance Director/Asia in Singapore and Senior Internal Auditor for Oracle Corporation. She began her career at Deloitte & Touche in San Francisco and is a California certified public accountant. Ms. Owen earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Trading
Timothy Sheridon |
Head Trader
Years of Experience: 25
Years with Firm: 3
Timothy Sheridon is Head Trader of Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Head Trader for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Prior to joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 2005, Mr. Sheridon served as Trader at Adelante Capital Management and Head Trader at Harris Bretall Sullivan & Smith, where he worked extensively on managed accounts. Mr. Sheridon began his career in 1983 at Kidder Peabody & Co., working on the block trading desk and trading fixed income securities. Mr. Sheridon earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Peter Coen |
SMA Operations Manager and Trader
Years of Experience: 14
Years with Firm: 2
Peter M. Coen serves as SMA Operations Manager and Trader for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as SMA Operations Manager and Trader for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Mr. Coen is active in all aspects of daily portfolio administration for the firm’s separately managed accounts. His responsibilities include overseeing system development, automation, and management of business applications, as well as reconciliation, data management and systems interface with various external financial sponsors. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 2006, Mr. Coen held the position of Client Services Manager at Natixis Global Associates. Prior to that, he worked at RCM Capital Management. Mr. Coen earned a B.A. from University College Dublin, Ireland.
Florence Bray |
Trader
Years of Experience: 18
Years with Firm: 4
Florence Bray is a Trader for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, she was a Trader for Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 2004, Ms. Bray held the position of Associate Portfolio Manager at Harris, Bretall, Sullivan & Smith, where she was responsible for trading accounts in the wrap program. Prior to that, she served as Trading Assistant for Legacy Partners. Ms. Bray began her financial career in banking as a loan administrator. She earned a B.S. from Chico State University.
Marketing/Client Services
R. David Freeman |
Director of Global Marketing
Years of Experience: 28
Years with Firm: 10
R. David Freeman serves as Director of Global Marketing for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, he served as Director of Global Marketing of Ashfield & Co., Inc. Before joining Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1998, he held the position of Senior Vice President at Bessemer Trust Company in New York and San Francisco, where he was responsible for business development, client account management and was also a member of the management committee. Prior to that, Mr. Freeman was as a partner at Winthrop Financial Associates, a Boston-based real estate firm. Mr. Freeman earned a B.A. from California State University, Long Beach.
Ellin A. Purdom |
Director of Client Services
Years of Experience: 27
Years with Firm: 27
Ellin A. Purdom serves as Director of Client Services for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to 2007, she served as Director of Client Services for Ashfield & Co., Inc. She joined Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1981. As leader of the Client Services team, Ms. Purdom provides management and oversight of day-to-day transactions for clients, recordkeeping and account reconciliation and supports Ashfield's portfolio management team. She works closely with the firms that custody client assets to ensure a successful client experience across organizations. Ms. Purdom earned her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Yvette S. Andrews |
Manager of Investment Performance Analysis and Portfolio Administration
Years of Experience: 24
Years with Firm: 24
Yvette S. Andrews serves as Manager of Investment Performance Analysis and Portfolio Administration. Prior to 2007, she served as Manager of Investment Performance Analysis and Portfolio Administration for Ashfield & Co., Inc. She joined Ashfield & Co., Inc. in 1984. Ms. Andrews manages all aspects of the firm’s performance calculation, reporting, presentation and advertising interpretations process for the firm’s institutional and separately managed accounts. She ensures compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®), leads the annual verification audit and monitors all performance-related regulatory requirements. Her broad experience with ERISA, Taft Hartley, public and private retirement plans as well as expertise in private foundations, charitable trusts and the needs of the nonprofit sectors is applied to all aspects of the firm’s institutional client services and portfolio administration. Ms Andrews obtained a B.A. from Mills College and a M.B.A. in finance from California State University, Hayward.
Jenny Z. Ting |
Marketing Manager
Years of Experience: 6
Years with Firm: 1
Jenny Z. Ting serves as Marketing Manager for Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC. Previously, she was Marketing Manager for Husic Capital Management and served as the primary contact for the firm's clients, consultants and prospects. Before joining Husic Capital Management in 2005, she worked at the Capital Group Companies, Goldman Sachs, and Gap, Inc. Ms. Ting is a 2008 Level II CFA candidate and is Series 65 licensed. Ms. Ting earned a B.A. in English from Amherst College.
Total years with the firm includes employment at Ashfield & Co., Inc., a minority interest shareholder in Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC.
