Mike Smith serves as co-portfolio manager of the Fundamental Growth Equity Team at Wells Capital Management. Mike has co-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.

Chris Warner serves as a co-portfolio manager for the Fundamental SMID Cap and Mid Cap Growth portfolios 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.

Tom Pence is managing director and senior portfolio manager for the Fundamental Growth Equity team at Wells Capital Management. Tom has oversight and portfolio management responsibility for all growth equity portfolios managed by the team. He joined WellsCap from Strong Capital Management where he served as lead portfolio manager. Prior to joining Strong in 2000, Tom served as senior vice president and chief equity investment officer of Conseco Capital Management. While at Conseco, he was responsible for managing all tax-exempt and taxable growth equity portfolios as well as various mutual funds within the Conseco Fund Group. Prior to joining Conseco in 1991, Tom worked for the Forum Group, where he oversaw several transactions as part of the firm’s development and acquisition team. Before joining the Forum Group he was a financial consultant with Peterson & Company in Chicago. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University and a master’s degree in business administration with honors from the University of Notre Dame. He is a former board member of the Reese Investment Fund for Indiana University and has served as a director of the Indianapolis Society of Financial Analysts. Tom has earned the right to use the CFA designation.