Michael Emery is a member of the Rainier equity team serving as a senior equity portfolio manager and analyst. He began his investment career in 1995 with Roger Engemann & Associates and later in 2001 for Franklin Templeton Investments, Inc. During the early years of his career, Mike’s experience included research and statistical analysis. Prior to joining Rainier in 2008, Mike was the Vice President / Small Cap Equity portfolio manager at Provident Investment Counsel. Mike holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from the University of Washington and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.

James Margard is Rainier Investment Management’s Chief Investment Officer, and Director of Equity Management. Prior to joining Rainier in 1985, he served as senior analyst and portfolio manager at Value Line, Inc. (New York), specializing in small-capitalization stocks. His impressive track record and stock recommendations have been highlighted in Barron’s, Forbes, Money, USA TODAY, Investor’s Business Daily, Smart Money, No-Load Fund Analyst, Pensions & Investments, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, Kiplingers Personal Finance and The Wall Street Transcript. Jim has also appeared on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, CNBC, CNNfn, Bloomberg TV and KCTS-TV. Jim holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Arts from New York University. He is a member of the CFA Institute.

Mark Dawson serves as a senior portfolio manager and equity research analyst. He began his investment career in 1985 with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (New York), managing equity and balanced portfolios for foreign clients. In 1991 he joined Badgley, Phelps and Bell in Seattle, where he served as a portfolio manager and director of research. Mark holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Washington and a Master of Arts in International Relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is a member of the CFA Institute.