Richard S. Brody

RICHARD S. BRODY is an Executive Vice President and Head of Equity
Management with PPM America. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he has over
20 years of investment industry experience. Prior to joining PPM America
in 1992, Mr. Brody was a senior member of the investment team at the
Chicago Group of Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Previously, he spent
seven years at Hewitt Associates. Mr. Brody has also worked at the First
National Bank of Chicago in their trust investment unit. Mr. Brody
received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of
California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Warton School at
the University of Pennsylvania. He is responsible for covering the
following sectors: Banks, Diversified, Hospitality and Insurance.