Jackson Square Partners

Chris Bonavico is a founding member of Jackson Square Partners serving as a portfolio manager for the Global Growth and SMID-Cap Growth strategies and analyst supporting all strategies. His tenure with the team spans almost three decades. Prior to founding Jackson Square, he was a portfolio manager of the Delaware Investments Focus Growth Equity team from April 2005 to April 2014. Prior to Delaware Investments, he was a principal and portfolio manager at Transamerica Investment Management, where he managed sub-advised funds and institutional separate accounts. Before joining Transamerica in 1993, he was a research analyst for Salomon Brothers. Chris received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Delaware and is a CFA® charterholder.

Ken Broad is a founding member of Jackson Square Partners and has served as a portfolio manager for the SMID-Cap Growth and Small Cap Opportunities strategies and analyst supporting all strategies. He was promoted to co-chair in 2023. He has spent more than 20 years with the team. Previously, he was a portfolio manager of the Delaware Investments Focus Growth Equity team from April 2005 to April 2014. Prior to Delaware Investments, he was a principal and portfolio manager at Transamerica Investment Management, where he managed sub-advised funds and institutional separate accounts. Before joining Transamerica in 2000, he was a portfolio manager with The Franklin Templeton Group and a consultant in the business valuation and merger and acquisition group at KPMG Peat Marwick. He received an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Colgate University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Ian Ferry is a founding member of Jackson Square Partners, serving as a portfolio manager for the SMID Cap Growth and Small Cap Opportunities strategies and analyst supporting all strategies. He was promoted to CIO in 2023. He has been a part of the team for over a decade. Prior to founding Jackson Square, he was a portfolio manager of the Delaware Investments Focus Growth Equity team from November 2011 to April 2014. Prior to joining Delaware Investments, he was an equity research analyst with Fidelity from August 2010 to October 2011. Before that, he completed an internship as an analyst with Carlson Capital in summer 2009. He worked with HarbourVest Partners from 2005 to 2008 in its private equity group, where he analyzed and completed growth equity investments and leveraged buyouts for the firm. Ian began his career with Houlihan Lokey in 2004 as a financial analyst. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Tulane University. Ian also earned an MBA, with a concentration in management, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2010.

Billy Montana joined Jackson Square Partners as an analyst in September 2014 and was promoted to portfolio manager for the Large Cap Growth strategy in January 2019. Prior to joining Jackson Square, he was an associate at TPG Capital, a private equity firm, from August 2011 to August 2014, focusing on growth capital opportunities. Before that, Billy spent two years at Goldman Sachs as an investment banking analyst, focusing on financial institutions. He received a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.

Jeff, along with several colleagues in the firm, founded Jackson Square Partners in May 2014. Jeff serves as Co-Chair and previously was the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer for Jackson Square Partners from 2014-2022. Prior to founding Jackson Square, Jeff led the team, then called the Focus Growth Equity team, while at Delaware Investments from April 2005 to April 2014. Prior to Delaware Investments, he was a principal and executive vice president at Transamerica Investment Management. Jeff has been managing portfolios and separate accounts for more than 30 years. Before becoming a portfolio manager, he was a securities analyst and trader for Transamerica Investment Services, which he joined in 1980. Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in finance from California State University at Fullerton and is a CFA^® charterholder. Outside of work, he is passionate about golf, reading, and higher education philanthropy.

Brian Tolles joined Jackson Square Partners as an analyst in February 2016 and was promoted to become a portfolio manager for the Global Growth strategy in January 2019. In June 2023 he became a portfolio manager for Large Cap. Prior to joining Jackson Square, he was an investment banking analyst at Qatalyst Partners from June 2014 to January 2016, focusing on technology companies. He received a bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.