Alfred A. Lagan

ALFRED A. LAGAN founded Congress Asset Management Company in 1985. He
is Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Policy Committee. Mr.
Lagan is also Chairman and President of the Board of Directors of
Congress Trust, N.A. Prior to starting the firm, he held senior
investment positions at several financial services firms. Most recently
he was Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of
several investment subsidiaries of the Putnam Companies. Mr. Lagan is a
CFA charterholder and a member of the New York Society of Security
Analysts, the Boston Security Analysts Society, and the Boston Economics
Club. He earned an MBA from New York University with distinction and a
BA from Iona College.