Renaissance Investment Management

Mike has over 40 years of investment experience and has been with Renaissance since 1984. As Chief Investment Officer for Renaissance, Mike supervises the management and direction of the firm’s investment research efforts and determines overall portfolio strategy. Mike is a 1980 graduate of the University of Cincinnati and earned a master's from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business in 1982. He was awarded a Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1985 and is a member of the CFA® Institute and the CFA Society of Cincinnati.

Joe joined Renaissance in 1998 and is the lead portfolio manager for the firm’s international equity portfolios. Prior to assuming his current portfolio management duties, Joe served as a securities trader, a role in which he had 10 years prior experience as a trader at Fifth Third Bank. In November 2000, Joe was promoted to Vice President, was made a Partner in 2003, and most recently a Senior Partner in 2010. Joe holds a MBA from Xavier University and is a cum laude graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he received his bachelor’s in finance and real estate. He is a member of the CFA® Institute and the CFA Society of Cincinnati.

Andy joined Renaissance in 2016 and is a Senior Research Analyst and Co-Portfolio Manager for the Large Cap Growth Strategy and Portfolio Manager for the Midcap Growth Strategy. He has over 20 years of investment experience prior to joining Renaissance and was the portfolio manager for the equity portfolio of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee. In addition, he held a variety of analytical and portfolio management responsibilities during his 17 years at Northwestern Mutual, including fundamental stock analysis and portfolio management of a small cap growth fund. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual, Andy started his investment career with AllianceBernstein. Andy graduated from the University of Illinois where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and became a CFA charterholder in 2003. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Cincinnati.

Paul joined Renaissance in 1987. His current responsibilities include portfolio management of the firm’s small cap growth portfolios, as well as contributing to the management of the firm’s other growth and balanced products. Prior to joining Renaissance, he worked with the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. He is a Miami University graduate. Paul is a member of the CFA® Institute and the CFA Society of Cincinnati.

Mike joined Renaissance in 2008 and is Co-Portfolio Manager for the International Equity ADR, International Small Cap Equity, and Emerging Market Equity Strategies. Prior to his current role, Mike served as a Research Analyst on our International Team and initially began his career with Renaissance as a Portfolio Administrator. Mike is a graduate of The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He became a CFA charterholder in 2013 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Cincinnati.

Brad joined Renaissance in 2019 and is a Senior Research Analyst on the Large Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth teams and Co-Portfolio Manager of our Midcap Growth Portfolio. He had over 10 years of investment experience prior to joining Renaissance, most recently at ClearArc Capital in Cincinnati as an equity analyst. Prior to ClearArc, Brad worked at Robert Baird in Milwaukee and Victory Capital in Cleveland as an equity analyst. Brad graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he participated in the Applied Securities Analysis Program (ASAP). Brad became a CFA charterholder in 2007 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Cincinnati.