Dan is a partner of the firm and brings over four decades of investment management experience to GW&K. As director of our equity department, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our equity investment teams including portfolio management, research, and trading. He is a member of the firm’s Management, Investment, and ESG Committees. Dan has worked with various companies in the Boston area as an investment and financial consultant. Prior to joining GW&K, he spent 21 years at Putnam Investments in Boston, where he was chief investment officer for the specialty growth group and oversaw a team of twenty and up to $100 billion in assets under management. He was also a portfolio management team member of several small and mid cap growth funds, the lead manager for the Putnam New Opportunities Fund, and a member of Putnam’s management committee and partners group. He began his career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley. Dan graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with highest honors, and received his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a CFA® charterholder and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston. Dan serves on the board of trustees for The Rashi School in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Joe serves as a portfolio manager for GW&K’s Small Cap Growth Strategy and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He is also a research analyst focused on our Small Cap Core and Small/Mid Cap Core Strategies. Joe is a seasoned investor with expertise in a number of industries including extensive experience in Information Technology. Prior to joining GW&K in 2008, Joe held research analyst positions at Citizens Funds and Needham & Company, and was a research associate at Tucker Anthony. Joe received an AB in Economics from Harvard College. He has earned the CFA® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston.