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Christine M. Ackert |
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Lilia Arceo |
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Michele Buenerd |
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Carmine D'Avino |
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Michael F. Delfino |
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James F. Ferrare |
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David L. Dineen |
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Ryan Fause |
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Steven Fortgang |
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King H. Harris |
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Joel Heyman |
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Monica Jalife |
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Gail C. Mannix |
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Jonathan Mark |
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Peter N. Marron |
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John T. Passios |
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Kimon Passios |
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Bruce Pauls |
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Edgar Perez |
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Timothy J. Piacentini |
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Katherine M. Fishbein |
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Kenneth M. Sobolewski |
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Harold Stein |
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Nancy J. Vang |
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Donald M. Dowd III |
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Alice Gabriele |
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John Prom |
THOMAS
PASSIOS is President and Chief Investment Officer of Pinnacle
Associates, Ltd. He formed Pinnacle in 1984 after seven years
with investment counseling firm William D. Witter, Inc., where
as a Co-founder, Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, contributed
to the growth of the firm’s assets from $4 million to
$600 million. Prior experience includes twenty-two years with
the Grace National Bank of New York (acquired in 1965 by the
Marine Midland Bank) first as an Investment Officer and then
as a Group Vice President, specializing in individual &
institutional portfolio management; also a senior member of
the Stock Selection Committee with investment responsibility
for the Bank’s Common Trust Fund. Tom is a graduate of
the American Institute of Banking.
CHRISTINE
M. ACKERT is Vice President and Client Service Manager for the
firm. She has an M.B.A. in Finance from Hofstra University and
is a graduate of Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics. She assists in the management of portfolios
and frequently meets with clients to review their accounts.
Christine joined Pinnacle Associates in 1990. Christine was
previously with Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Inc. in
New York where her duties included researching and analyzing
stocks, bonds and options.
LILIA
ARCEO joined Pinnacle in 1985 as the Director of Administration/Accounting.
Prior to Pinnacle, Lilia was employed with the New York State
Society of Certified Public Accountants. She earned her M.B.A.
in Business Management at De La Salle University in the Philippines.
Lilia is a Certified Notary Public-New York.
MICHELE
BUENERD is Assistant Vice President and Senior Trader at Pinnacle and determines all execution
and trading procedures for all securities. Michele joined Pinnacle
in 1995. Previously, Michele worked for Warburg Pincus Asset
Management as a Portfolio Assistant and Foreign Currency trader
for Senior Management in the international equity and global
fixed income divisions. Michele has a B.A. in Finance from the
College of Staten Island, a Series 65 license, and is fluent
in French.
CARMINE
D'AVINO joined Pinnacle in 2000 and is currently a Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Prior to Pinnacle, he was an Assistant Treasurer with the Global Asset Management division of Deutsche Bank. While at Deutsche Bank he was involved in the management of index funds which were sub advised on behalf of Fidelity Investments. Mr. D’Avino began his career as an assistant trader with Bear Stearns specializing in international equities. He earned a B.S. degree from Susquehanna University with a concentration in Finance. Additionally, Mr. D’Avino is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a member of the Financial Planning Association.
JAMES F. FERRARE joined Pinnacle in February 1999 as a Senior
Portfolio Manager and Vice President after five years with
Manchester Capital Corporation, a registered investment advisor.
For the period 1986 to 1994 Jim was a General Partner at
Davidson, Weil Associates, an investment partnership specializing
in asset allocation for high net worth individuals. Jim was also
employed for three years at Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co., a
certified public accounting firm specializing in the securities
industry. Jim is a graduate of Buffalo University and a Certified
Public Accountant. He previously served as a member of the
Estate Planning Committee of the New York State Society of Public Accountants and on
the Charles Schwab & Co. Institutional Advisory Board.
Mr. Dineen joined Pinnacle in 2006. He currently serves as Senior Portfolio Manager—International. Previously he was with Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 1990 to 2005. He was aVice President, Portfolio Manager/Analyst from 1998 to 2005 and was the primary portfolio manager of the Morgan Stanley Select Global Equity Fund where he designed the international investment process and stock selection criteria for the universe of EAFE and emerging market securities. Also at Morgan Stanley he was a Junior Portfolio Manager for International Equities and an Emerging Markets Equity Analyst. He attended New York University, Leonard N. School of Business and received an MBA in Finance and International Business. He earned his BS in Management, Magna Cum Laude, with a dual concentration in Finance and Marketing in 1990 from Binghamton University, School of Management. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.
RYAN FAUSE is Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Fause joined Pinnacle as a research analyst after working two years as an investment specialist at Charles Schwab & Co. Prior to this, Mr. Fause was employed at Morgan Stanley and later First Union Bank, where he analyzed, created and managed portfolios for institutional and high net worth clients. Mr. Fause earned a Masters of Finance degree from The City University of New York, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business. In addition, he earned his BS degree in Business Administration from Rowan University's School of Business. He also has his BCS designation from the Institute of Business and Finance. He holds the Series 65 license.
STEVEN
FORTGANG joined Pinnacle Associates Ltd. in June 1999. He is Vice President & Head Trader at Pinnacle and determines all execution and trading procedures for all securities. In addition, he maintains constant contact with numerous traders in order to keep the portfolio managers abreast of the daily market news. Previously, Steven was a buy-side trader with Roanoke Asset Management trading various products including a hedge fund and a mutual fund. Steven graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and has a Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.
KING
H. HARRIS joined Pinnacle Associates Ltd. in June 1998 as a
Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. For almost twenty
years before coming to Pinnacle, Mr. Harris was a Managing Director
with Laidlaw & Company where he managed assets for international
and domestic high net-worth individuals and foreign institutions.
Mr. Harris graduated from Schiller University in Paris, France
with a degree in International Finance/Business Administration.
He also attended the University of Madrid in Spain studying Spanish History and Philosophy.
JOEL
HEYMAN is Senior Vice President, Director of Operations and Portfolio Administration
for Pinnacle. He graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English & Classics. He is a Certified
Operations Specialist with a degree from Cannon Financial Institute.
Joel leads the team of administrators who provide support to
the portfolio managers and handle portfolio accounting. He joined
Pinnacle in 1995. Previously, Joel worked for Putnam Trust Co.
as manager of the domestic and global securities operations
and has ten years of experience in operations.
GAIL
C. MANNIX is Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer who
joined Pinnacle in 2001 after five years with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, where she examined broker-dealers,
investment advisers, investment companies, and business development
companies to ensure compliance with applicable securities laws.
Prior to joining Pinnacle, she was with NFP Securities, Inc.
as a Compliance Analyst for both their broker-dealer and investment
adviser in which capacity she, together with senior management,
formulated and implemented risk management policies and internal
controls. She earned a BBA in Banking and Finance from Hofstra
University and graduated with Highest Honors.
JONATHAN
MARK has 14 years investment experience and has been with Pinnacle
for 12 years. He is an Analyst in the International Department.
Jonathan focuses on company fundamentals of current and new
investments through on-site company visits and extensive information
networks. His investment experience includes working as a Senior
Analyst for the J & W Seligman International Growth Fund
focusing on European equities. Prior to joining the portfolio
management area, he was part of the Far East Asian research
team with Smith New Court, now a part of Merrill Lynch. Additionally,
he worked on the Emerging Markets equity team at J.P. Morgan.
Jonathan earned his MBA from Fordham University and a Bachelor
of Science degree in Finance from the State University of New
York at Buffalo. He holds a Series 65 and is fluent in Cantonese.
PETER N. MARRON, CFA is Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager who joined Pinnacle in 1993 after three years with Prudential Securities Investment Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Previous experience includes Bear Stearns Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer supervising $3.5 billion in assets; Bernstein Macaulay Inc. as Director of Research & Institutional Portfolio Manager; and Lexington Investors, a private investment partnership as an Analyst. Other credentials: Member of the New York Society of Security Analysts; B.A. in Economics from Brooklyn College; MBA in Finance from Pace University; Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a member of the Investment Committees of the Brooklyn College Foundation and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS); and the Treasurer of the Alexander & Brenda Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College.
JOHN
T. PASSIOS is Executive Vice President and is a senior member of our domestic research team.
John joined Pinnacle Associates Ltd. in 1986. He works closely
with senior portfolio managers on equity portfolios. In this
capacity he conducts primary and secondary research on new purchases
and implements these ideas throughout the portfolios. Previously,
John worked for Salomon Brothers Inc. in their fixed income
department. He graduated from the University of Connecticut
in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance.
KIMON
PASSIOS is Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager for domestic equities. Kimon’s primary role is analyzing small and mid cap companies and making investment recommendations as a member of the Small/Mid Cap team. Additionally, Kimon participates in Pinnacle's marketing and client servicing efforts for institutional and retail clients. Prior to joining Pinnacle in 1996, he was with Chase Manhattan Bank providing performance appraisals and analysis of the bank's Middle Market Banking, Private Banking and Foreign Exchange & Derivatives divisions to senior management. Kimon earned an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University and has a B.S. degree in Finance/Accounting from the University of Vermont.
BRUCE PAULS joined Pinnacle in 2006 as Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining Pinnacle he was Controller and Treasurer at Philippe Investment Management, Inc. where he was responsible for accounting, administration and taxation for both institutions and high net worth individuals. Bruce was also employed in public accounting at Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co. as well as KPMG specializing in financial services. He has an MBA in Accounting & Finance from Long Island University and a BA from Stockton College.
EDGAR
PEREZ joined Pinnacle Associates as an Associate Portfolio Manager
and Fixed Income specialist. He comes to us from David Lerner
Associates, where he worked for 10 years specializing in training
investment advisors on building fixed-income portfolios for
individual investors. Edgar was also responsible for developing
hedge strategies for the firm’s trading desk and underwriting
over twenty new bond issues each year for various municipalities
throughout the tri-state area. He is a graduate of East Stroudsburg
University, with a Bachelor degree in Business Management and
his licenses include the Series 7 & 63.
TIMOTHY
J. PIACENTINI joined Pinnacle Associates as a Senior Portfolio
Manager. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Tim was the President of
his own investment firm where he managed accounts for high net
worth clients. Tim earned an undergraduate degree from Georgetown
University with concentrations in Economics and American Government.
He earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University
of Chicago with concentrations in Accounting and Finance. Additionally,
he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA).
KATHERINE
M. FISHBEIN joined Pinnacle Associates in 2003. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Katherine worked with four portfolio managers at Alliance Capital Management LP. Katherine assists the Large Cap Equity portfolio team with their research, client service, and new business situations. Katherine graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Connecticut College in Economics and studied International Business at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Katherine earned her Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business.
KENNETH
M. SOBOLEWSKI is a Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing,
who joined Pinnacle in 2002. Prior to joining Pinnacle, he was
Senior Vice President with Zurich Scudder. Other previous experience
includes Barclays Global Investors where he was responsible
for opening and managing their Chicago Office, and ANB Investment
Management Company, most recently as the National Sales Manager.
Ken earned an M.B.A. in Marketing from DePaul University and
has a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame.
He also has the series 65 license.
HAROLD
STEIN joined Pinnacle Associates as the Chief Investment Officer
and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Large Cap Core product.
Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr. Stein served as an Executive
Vice President and Chairman of the Investment Strategy Committee
for Regent Investor Services. He has over 31 years of portfolio
management experience. Before joining Regent Investor Services,
he was a Vice President and Senior Investment Trust Officer
for the Chase/NBW Trust Department. Mr. Stein received his Bachelor
of Arts from Hofstra University and his M.B.A. in finance, Magna
Cum Laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
He taught Securities Analysis at Pace University in New York
and is a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts.
NANCY
J. VANG is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager who joined
Pinnacle in 1998. Previous experience includes four years with
Laidlaw Asset Management, Inc. as a Portfolio Manager and director
of socially-responsible portfolios; and ten years with Estabrook
Capital Management Inc. as a Principal and Portfolio Manager.
Nancy specializes in portfolio structuring and management for
individuals and ERISA plans. Other credentials: B.A. from St.
Olaf College; M.M. from Northwestern University; and a Diploma
from the Liszt Academy, Budapest.
Donald M. Dowd III joined Pinnacle as a Vice President in 2006. Don began his career at Robb Peck & McCooey in 1988. From 1990 to 2000, he co-managed the Institutional Sales Desk and Proprietary Trading Unit of Oscars Gruss & Son. In 2000 he was recruited to Twin Capital Management as Senior Vice President and Head Trader for their Risk Arbitrage strategies. For three years prior to joining Pinnacle, Don worked for AXA-Financial advising domestic institutions and wealthy families. Don graduated from Kenyon College in 1998. 
Eric N. Freedgood, CPA, CFA is a Portfolio Manager and Vice President. Prior to joining Pinnacle in 2006, Mr. Freedgood worked at Ernst and Young, LLP in the Financial Services Office. He earned his B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University where he graduated with honors. Mr. Freedgood is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of NYSSA and CFA Institute and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Alice joined Pinnacle Associates in 2005. She is currently a portfolio manager in the Private Client Group. Prior to Pinnacle, Ms. Gabriele worked at Goldman Sachs for seven years as an institutional equity specialist and at several small cap equity research boutique firms. As an employee at Innovative Planning Services, she counseled clients on all aspects of building and protecting their wealth, including investment management, retirement and estate planning and insurance (life, disability, health and long-term care). She earned her MBA in finance with honors from Columbia Business School and her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Princeton University. She holds the Series 65 license.
JOHN PROM is a Senior Vice President of Marketing who joined Pinnacle in 2011. Before coming to Pinnacle, he was most recently a Senior Managing Director of Mackay Shields. Prior to that he was an Executive Vice President of CDC Investment Management and Senior Vice President –Asset Management of the Travelers Insurance Company. John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Denison University.
