Abhi joined FPA in 2010. He serves as a Portfolio Manager and Director of Research for FPA. Prior to joining the firm, Abhi was an investment analyst at Reservoir Capital Group and D.B. Zwirn & Co. and an investment banking analyst at UBS Warburg and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, summa cum laude, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. FPA New Income Inc. FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund
William joined FPA in 2019. He serves as an Analyst for FPA. Prior to joining the firm, William was a Summer Analyst at ValueAct Capital in San Francisco and Harris Associates in Chicago. William earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, graduating summa cum laude. FPA U.S. Value Fund
Scott joined FPA in 2018. He serves as an Analyst for FPA. Prior to joining the firm, Scott was the China correspondent for Fortune, where he also covered finance and Wall Street topics over nearly a decade at the magazine. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from Michigan State University. FPA Crescent Fund
Jeffrey joined FPA in 2019. He serves as Analyst for the FPA Crescent Fund. Prior to joining FPA, Jeffrey was an equity research intern at ROTH Capital Partners in Newport Beach. He also has experience in corporate financial planning & analysis. Jeffrey earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine. FPA Crescent Fund
Hiro joined FPA in 2019. He serves as an Analyst for FPA. Prior to joining the firm, Hiro was an investment analyst at The Baupost Group, Silver Point Capital and Partner Fund Management. Hiro earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Science and Engineering from Stanford University. FPA Crescent Fund
Dan joined FPA in 2019. He serves as an Analyst for FPA. Prior to joing the firm, Dan was Senior Analyst and Trader at Akanthos Capital Management. Before that, he was a Research Associate and Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities. Dan earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics with Honors from California Institute of Technology and an MBA with Distinction from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a CFA® Charterholder. FPA Capital Fund
Andrew joined FPA in 2020 as an Analyst. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Morovati was an investment professional at Capital Group where he focused on public and private software/technology investments. Prior to Capital Group, Mr. Morovati was an investment professional at Clearlake Capital where he focused on leveraged buyouts, distressed debt, special situation and take-private investments across software/technology, industrials and consumer verticals. Mr. Morovati began his career in the investment banking department of Lincoln International and graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a dual BA in Economics and Political Science.
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Ina joined FPA in 2017. She serves as the Head of Separate Account and Mutual Fund Client Service, liaising with FPA’s existing clients on their operational needs. Ina’s responsibilities also include the oversight of marketing collateral and mutual fund administration. Prior to joining FPA, she was on the Communications and Channel Marketing teams at PIMCO, working specifically with the Consultant Relations Group, Alternatives Product Management Team and the sales teams in both Canada and Latin America. Ina earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of California San Diego. She holds the Series 6 FINRA license.
Andrea joined FPA in 1992. She is responsible for managing Mutual Fund Administration, including operations, client service, distribution and onboarding. Andrea previously served as Manager of Mutual Fund Operations for the FPA Funds with Angeles Securities Corporation and prior to that as Mutual Fund Operations Specialist with RNC Genter Capital Management. Andrea earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from University of the Pacific. She holds Series 6 and 63 FINRA licenses and a CMFC designation.
Gavin joined FPA in 2018 and works with institutional investment consultants and clients on the East Coast and Midwest. Prior to joining FPA was a Senior Vice President in the Consultant Relations Group at Lazard Asset Management. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Gavin was an Asset Allocation Analyst in the Advisory Services group at Bear Stearns & Co. Gavin holds a BA in American History from UNC-Chapel Hill with a minor in Business Administration from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. He also holds MBA degrees from Columbia Business School and the London Business School. Gavin holds Series 7 and 66 licenses and is a CFA Charterholder.
Courtney joined FPA in 2019 to focus on business development across the national account, advisory, and institutional channels. Previously, she was a Director in Institutional Equities at BMO Capital Markets. Prior to joining BMO in 2011, Courtney was a Basic Materials & Industrials Sector Specialist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She began her career in equity research covering transportation at Bear Stearns and later Wolfe Research. She graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.
Lance joined FPA in 2018. He primarily focuses on Business Development initiatives for FPA Funds and strategies in the advisory and broker/dealer channels in the Midwest. Prior to joining FPA, Lance was Vice President – Midwest Sales Director at First Eagle Investment Management from 2006 to 2017. Prior to First Eagle, Lance worked for the MTB Funds and Calamos Asset Management helping to lead distribution efforts at both firms. Lance earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing & Finance from Augustana College and holds a CFP designation.
Karen joined FPA in 2018. She serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for FPA, and brings with her over 15 years of industry experience. Previously, Karen was the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at First Republic Investment Management, LLC. Prior to First Republic, she worked as a Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and also served as the Head of Compliance for Latin America. Karen earned her Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, graduating Cum Laude and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Felix joined FPA in 2019. He serves as a Trader for FPA. Prior to joining the firm, Felix was a Vice President at Loomis, Sayles & Co where he traded agency MBS and non-agency RMBS sectors. Preceding this role, Felix was a Managing Director at Mesirow Financial. Felix began his career as a structured products analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co, later becoming an Associate Director within the Mortgage and Structured Products sales and trading department. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. FPA New Income Inc. FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund
David joined FPA in 2016. He serves as Chief Operating Officer responsible for the product and client facing functions of the firm including Client Service and Business Development. David also has broader organizational change management responsibilities partnering closely with the Management Committee to further promote operational process improvements and performance benchmarking, and to organize special firm-wide projects. Prior to joining FPA, he was a Senior Vice President at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Previously, David was a First Vice President in the Strategic Initiatives and Operational Risk Management Group at Countrywide Bank and Senior Project Manager at The J. Paul Getty Trust. David earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from Brown University.
Kim joined FPA in 2016. She serves as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for operations and infrastructure, leveraging her 23+ years of experience in this space. Prior to joining FPA, Kim was the Head of Operations at RS Investments. Before that she served as the global head of BlackRock’s Investment Operations Control and Oversight team. She also spent nearly 10 years early in her career as the Head of Trading Operations on the options trading floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange. Kim earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a minor in Political Science from Georgia Southern University. She also completed one year of MBA course work through the University of Phoenix’s online program.
Dane joined FPA in 2019. He serves as Vice President in the Change Management Department. He is responsible for facilitating the change management function, and in partnership with the executive team, and investment and operational leadership, develop, drive and execute key organizational process and change initiatives across the firm. Prior to joining FPA, he was Vice President and Head of the Finance Project Office (PMO) at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Previously, Dane was a Manager at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and a Senior Associate at KPMG. Dane earned a Bachelor of Art degree in Business Administration with a minor in Education from the University of California, Berkeley.