Distinctively Active Podcast

Our guest today is David Harris, the Chief Investment Officer and President of Asset Management at Rockefeller Capital Management. We'll learn about his personal story as well as the investment philosophy behind Rockefeller, and discuss what he believes the future holds for ESG investing and active management.

Our guest today is Chris Mathewson of Ares Management. Chris is a partner and portfolio manager of U.S. Liquid Credit in the Ares Credit Group, where he is primarily responsible for managing Ares' U.S. high yield credit strategies. We're talking with Chris today about his personal career journey, as well as what gives Ares its investment edge.

Steve is the founder of The London Company and heads the firm's investment management teams. Steve and Brian are portfolio managers of the Touchstone Mid Cap Fund, the Touchstone Large Cap Fund and the Touchstone Small Cap Fund. They'll be discussing The London Company's investment strategy, as well as their personal backgrounds and career trajectories.

We sat down with Ashraf Haque, co-portfolio manager of Sands Capital Management’s Emerging Markets Growth Strategy to talk about his passion for the business. He discusses his conviction in portfolio concentration to build wealth over the long-term and shares what it was like to be on the front lines of developing an Emerging Markets strategy. 

Our guest, Will Muggia is CEO and CIO of Westfield Capital Management, a growth equity asset management boutique based in Boston. As the lone capitalist in a family of medical practitioners, Will Muggia discusses how he got his start in the business and shares Westfield’s “Growth At A Reasonable Price” philosophy.

Listen in to better understand the Three Pillars of active management through discussion with Martijn Cremers, Martijn J. Gillen Dean and Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance, at the University of Notre Dame’s, Mendoza College of Business. He covers common pitfalls when applying active share and rounds out the conversation with important considerations when it comes to the hot topic of expenses.

Regional Vice President, Mary Mock, interviews the president of Touchstone Investments, Steve Graziano. Mary and Steve chatted about his career and accomplishments from company headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this and future episodes of this podcast, we want to bring the people engaged with Touchstone to life, and Steve’s story is an ideal place to start.