The Team
Silvant Capital Management consists of three lead portfolio managers, seven sector portfolio managers, a client portfolio manager, and an assistant portfolio manager. Our team is comprised of like-minded individuals who share a passion for growth investing. Our structure eliminates the reliance on 'star managers' and instead levers each individual's skills. These professionals have proven track records of success and over 180 years of combined investment experience. The lead portfolio managers average 16 years of experience and the team collectively holds 6 CFAs, 6 MBAs, 1 CPA and 1 PhD.
Chris Guinther
President and Chief Investment Officer Lead Portfolio Manager - Small Cap Growth
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Chris is the lead portfolio manager on the Small Cap Growth discipline and is also a named portfolio manager on both the Large Cap Growth discipline and the Select Large Cap Growth discipline. He has over 16 years of investment experience. ...Read More
Prior to joining Silvant, he served as a lead or co-portfolio manager of top performing institutional small cap growth portfolios. Chris was with Northern Trust Global Investors as a Senior Vice President and Institutional Small Cap Growth Portfolio Manager. Previously, he worked as a Small Cap Growth Portfolio Manager with both Principal Global Investors and Banc One Investment Advisors. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Ohio University (1992), where he graduated with honors. View Less
Brandi K. Allen
Sector Portfolio Manager - Consumer Staples, Healthcare Providers and Services
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Brandi is a Sector Portfolio Manager with consumer staples and healthcare providers and services sector responsibilities. She has over 11 years of investment experience in healthcare and portfolio management....Read More
Prior to joining Silvant, Ms. Allen worked at Oak Associates where she was Co-Portfolio Manager for a healthcare biotech fund and a small cap growth fund. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with honors in Finance from Ohio University (1997) and her Masters of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University (2000).
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Mike Bain, CFA
Sector Portfolio Manager - Information Technology
Mike is a Sector Portfolio Manager with information technology responsibilities. He has over 13 years of investment experience. ...Read More
Prior to joining Silvant, Mike served as an equity research analyst in the Personal Asset Management division of SunTrust Banks, with sector responsibilities in Information Technology, Healthcare, Materials, and Utilities. Mike began his equity research career in 1996 working as an analyst in the equity research departments of NatWest, HSBC, and Raymond James Securities, where he was responsible for researching small to large cap companies in the healthcare, analytical instrumentation, and logistics sectors. Mike received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (1986) and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance (1988) from the University of Florida.
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Sandeep Bhatia, PhD, CFA
Sector Portfolio Manager - Healthcare
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Sandeep is a Sector Portfolio Manager with healthcare sector responsibilities. He has over seven years of investment experience....Read More
Prior to joining Silvant, Mr. Bhatia served as a Senior Research Analyst for Eagle Asset Management, focusing on the healthcare sector from March 2005 through March 2007. Previously, he worked as a sell-side Senior Equity Research Analyst in the healthcare sector at Piper Jaffray and as an Equity Research Analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University (1993) and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago (2000) with concentration in Finance.
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Brad L. Erwin, CFA
Sector Portfolio Manager - Industrials
Brad is a Sector Portfolio Manager with industrial sector responsibilities. He has over 16 years of investment experience....Read More
Prior to joining Silvant, Mr. Erwin served as a Senior Research Analyst for Eagle Asset Management, focusing on the industrial sector from March 2000 through March 2007. Previously, he worked as an Equity Research Analyst for Banc One Investment Advisors covering the industrial and consumer durable sectors. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from Miami University (1992).
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James (Jim) P. Foster
Sector Portfolio Manager - Energy and Materials
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Jim is a Sector Portfolio Manager with energy and material sector responsibilities. He has over 38 years of investment experience....Read More
Mr. Foster joined Silvant in 1988 to manage the SunBelt Equity Fund and grew the fund from $25 million to over $500 million in assets under management. He also was a portfolio manager of the Large Cap Core Growth product. Prior to joining Silvant, Mr. Foster was with Society Corporation, National City Bank in Cleveland, Boston Safe Deposit in Massachusetts and the Wilmington Trust Company in Delaware. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Finance from the University of Delaware (1969).
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James (Randy) R. Loving, CFA
Sector Portfolio Manager, Financials
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Randy is a Sector Portfolio Manager with financial sector responsibilities. He has over ten years of investment experience....Read More
Mr. Loving joined Silvant in 2006 and worked as an analyst on the Large Cap Core Growth product focusing on the financial sector. Previously, he worked as an equity analyst for SunTrust in the Personal Asset Management division covering large cap equities. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Economics from American University (1997) and his Masters of Business Administration in Finance from Emory University (2006). View Less
Joe E. Ransom, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager - Select Large Cap Growth
Joe is the lead portfolio manager on the Select Large Cap Growth discipline. He has more than 31 years of investment experience....Read More
He began his career at SunTrust Banks, Inc. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Ransom led the research team as Associate Director of Investment Research. In 1990, Mr. Ransom moved to Los Angeles, CA to become President and Chief Investment Officer of an investment management firm, Precision Asset Management. He returned to Silvant in 1997 as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the Large Cap Core Growth discipline. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Clark-Atlanta University (1972) and his Masters of Business Administration from Georgia State University (1974).
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Kristin H. Ribic, CFA, CPA
Sector Portfolio Manager - Consumer Discretionary
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Kristin is a Sector Portfolio Manager with consumer discretionary sector responsibilities. She has eight years of investment experience and over 11 years of consulting and analysis experience in the consumer discretionary industry....Read More
Ms. Ribic joined Silvant in 2000 and worked as an analyst on the Large Cap Core Growth product covering the consumer discretionary, staples and materials sectors. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Accounting from the University of Illinois (1988) and her Masters of Business Administration in Finance and International Business from New York University (1997). Kristin Ribic is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Michael A. Sansoterra
Lead Portfolio Manager - Large Cap Growth
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Michael is the lead Portfolio Manager on the Large Cap Growth discipline at Silvant. He is also a named portfolio manager on the Select Large Cap Growth discipline and the Small Cap Growth discipline at Silvant. He has over 12 years of investment experience....Read More
Prior to joining Silvant, Mr. Sansoterra served as the Large Cap Diversified Growth Portfolio Manager, the Director of Research for Large/Mid Domestic Equities and a Senior Equity Analyst for Principal Global Investors from 2003 to 2007. Previously, he worked as a Senior Equity Analyst for USAA Investment Management and as an Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager for The Northern Trust Company. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics from The University of Michigan (1994).
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Marc Schneidau
Managing Director
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Marc serves as Portfolio Specialist for Silvant and is responsible for client service, marketing, sales and business operations. He has more than 18 years experience within the financial services industry and over 11 years of direct investment experience....Read More
Mr. Schneidau's career began at the Public Securities Association in Washington, DC (now called the Securities Industry Association (SIA)). In 1996, Mr. Schneidau moved to Atlanta, GA to work for the Georgia Pacific Corporation as a Management Consultant. Marc has worked for Silvant since 1997 and served as Portfolio Manager for the firm's Large Cap Core Growth and Select Growth discipline producing top tier performance. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Louisiana State University (1988) and his Masters of Business Administration from The George Washington University with a concentration in Finance (1995).
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Jennifer Stewart
Portfolio Assistant
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Jennifer serves as Portfolio Assistant and is responsible for client service, marketing, sales and business operations. ...Read More
Ms. Stewart's career began at SunTrust Banks, Inc. in 1999. Jennifer has worked for Silvant since 2001 and served as a Marketing and Portfolio Assistant on multiple portfolios. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Berry College (1999). She has more than nine years of experience within the financial services industry. View Less
