As an equity portfolio manager and the leader of the Quality Growth Team, Steve manages equity assets on behalf of the firm’s clients, drawing on research from Wellington’s global platform of managers and analysts. He manages global capital appreciation and global quality growth portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 1994, Steve was an associate analyst at Fidelity Management & Research Co. focused on fixed income securities, including debt and equity private placements. Steve holds a BS in finance from Boston College and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Boston.