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Derek Smashey, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

Mr. Smashey is Lead Portfolio Manager of the Scout Mid Cap Equity Strategy. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, he was a director at Nations Media Partners, an investment banking firm specializing in media and communications. Mr. Smashey has 19 years of financial industry experience. He earned his MBA from the University of Kansas and his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Northwest Missouri State University. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Kansas City, as well as the CFA Institute.

 

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John Indellicate, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

Mr. Indellicate is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Scout Mid Cap Equity Strategy. He joined the firm in 2004 as a senior qualitative analyst and has been a member of the mid cap team since the product’s inception in 2006. Mr. Indellicate has 20 years of financial industry experience. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Kansas City, as well as the CFA Institute.

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Jason Votruba, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

Mr. Votruba is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Scout Mid Cap Equity Strategy and previously he served as a member of the small cap equity team. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, he worked as an analyst within the Equity Research and Investment Banking divisions at George K. Baum & Company from 2000 to 2002 and Commerce Bank from 1998 to 2000. He has 26 years of financial industry experience. Mr. Votruba earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Kansas City, as well as the CFA Institute.

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Eric Chenoweth, CFA

Senior Investment Analyst

Mr. Chenoweth is Senior Investment Analyst, providing fundamental company research on the Scout Mid Cap Equity investment team. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, he was the Director of Global Energy Equity Research for Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago. He has 24 years of financial industry experience. Mr. Chenoweth earned his MBA with a concentration in Accounting and Finance from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Chicago. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Kansas City, as well as the CFA Institute. 

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