Team Overview

The RS Concentrated Small Cap Growth Portfolio is Co-Managed by Jim Callinan and Allison Thacker. Both Co-Managers are members of the RS Growth Team. The RS Growth Team consists of seven seasoned investment professionals, who on average have over 14 years of investment experience.

Portfolio Management Team

Jim Callinan

Co-portfolio manager and analyst of RS Concentrated Small Cap Growth Portfolio and other institutional strategies

Tenure with RS: June 1996
Tenure as Portfolio Manager: June 1996
Prior Experience: Served on the investment team of Putnam's growth group for nine years; portfolio manager of Putnam OTC Emerging Growth Fund for two years
Education: A.B. from Harvard College, M.S. from New York University, M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst

Allison Thacker

Co-portfolio manager of RS Small Cap Growth Fund, RS Smaller Company Growth Fund, RS Select Growth Fund, RS Mid Cap Growth Fund, RS Growth Fund, RS Technology Fund, RS Small Cap Equity Fund, and related institutional strategies

Tenure with RS: July 2000
Tenure as Co-Portfolio Manager: January 2007
Prior experience: Analyst at Putnam Investments and Merrill Lynch for a total of three years
Education: B.A. from Rice University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School

RS Growth Team

All Team Members

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