Michael T. Smith serves as managing director and senior portfolio manager for the Fundamental Growth Equity team at Wells Capital Management. Mike has oversight and portfolio management responsibility for all growth equity portfolios managed by the team. He joined Wells Capital Management in 2005 from Strong Capital Management where he served as a senior research analyst focusing primarily on the healthcare sector. Prior to joining Strong in 2000, Mike served as a research analyst and trader at Conseco Capital Management. Mike attended DePauw University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He serves on the McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at DePauw University. He has earned the right to use the CFA designation.

Christopher Warner serves as a portfolio manager for the Fundamental Growth Equity team at Wells Capital Management. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Chris worked as an equity research associate following the enterprise software, systems management and data storage industries for Citigroup in San Francisco. He began his investment industry career in 2002 and he has also worked as an equity analyst at Morningstar and PPM America, INC. His related professional experience includes technology-consulting positions at Evolve Software and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois, Champaign, and a master’s degree in business administration–finance and corporate strategy from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has earned the right to use the CFA designation.