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The investment seeks long-term, tax-efficient capital appreciation. Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in the equity securities (principally, common stock) of domestic issuers listed on a nationally recognized securities exchange. It invests principally in markets and industries with strong growth potential, focusing primarily on the market leaders in these areas as these companies often garner a disproportionate share of the positive financial returns.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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John O. Barr | President | 2010 | Now |
Biography | Mr. John O. Barr is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Colgate University. From 1995 - 2000, Mr. Barr was a Managing Director and Senior Analyst at Needham & Company. He was an Institutional Investor All-Star and was ranked by Reuters as leader of one of the top software teams. He also served as Director of Research. From 2000 - 2002, he was a Managing Director and Senior Analyst at Robertson Stephens following semiconductor technology companies. He focused on telecom, semiconductors and software. He also has experience with financials, energy, exploration and production and mining stocks. From 2008 - 2009, Mr. Barr was the Founding and Managing Member of Oliver Investment Management, LLC. He rejoined Needham & Company in August 2009 as a Managing Director and a portfolio manager . He engages in a variety of portfolio management-related activities, including stock selection, research, company visits and market analysis. | ||
Bernard Lirola | Portfolio Manager and Executive VP | 2008 | 2009 |
Biography | Lirola is the Portfolio Manager and Executive Vice President of the Growth Fund and the Aggressive Growth Fund. Prior to joining Needham in 1994, he worked at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. (1976-1978), CS First Boston (1978-1990) and Swiss Bank Corporation (1990-1994). Lirola was an early member of CS First Boston’s M&A group (1978), recruited by Joseph Perella and Bruce Wasserstein and headed CS First Boston’s M&A healthcare group (1985-1990). At Swiss Bank Corporation, he was Head of U.S. M&A activities (1990-1994). Lirola joined Needham in 1994 and was successively a Co-Head of Health Care, Co-Head of Investment Banking and a member of its Operating Committee. Between 1996 and 1999, he was also an equity research analyst covering the health care services industry. His current duties include portfolio management-related activities, including stock selection, research, company visits and market analysis. | ||
James K. Kloppenburg | Portfolio Manager, Managing Director | 2001 | 2008 |
Biography | Kloppenburg is the portfolio manager of Needham Investment Management, LLC. He began his career in 1978 at Bankers Trust Co. in their Pension Investment Department, managing equity portfolios, before moving to equity sales at Cyrus J. Lawrence in 1982. In 1985 he joined Needham & Company, Inc. where he was managing director of Institutional Sales and Investment Policy. After a seven-year career at Hambrecht & Quist, Kloppenburg rejoined Needham & Company, Inc. in April of 2001 as a managing director. |
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