Our People
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We have a team of dedicated professionals who are committed to helping you identify and achieve your financial goals. Of the individuals who make up this firm, roughly half hold the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
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Our experience is broad and deep. We have investment experts in every market sector, specialized research analysts, and a dedicated trading staff. We have a team of client service professionals that have a broad base of skills and are highly accessible. All are committed to long-term client success and personalized service.
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John Kornitzer
President, KCM and Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1968
- Founder KCM (1989) and Buffalo Funds (1994)
- Prior experience - several Fortune 500 companies
- B.A. - St. Francis College in Pennsylvania
- Co-portfolio Manager of the Buffalo Flexible Income Fund
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John Bichelmeyer, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1997
- Joined KCM in 2005
- Prior experience - Trilogy Global Advisors (formerly BPI Global Asset Management)
- B.S. - Creighton University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Micro Cap and Buffalo Small Cap Funds
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Clay Brethour, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1992
- Joined KCM in 2000
- Prior experience - Security Benefit Group and Dain Rauscher Wessels
- B.S. - Kansas State University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Growth and Buffalo Science & Technology Funds
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Dave Carlsen, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1992
- Joined KCM in 2004
- Prior experience - Strong Capital Management, Inc. and Northern Capital Management, Inc.
- B.S. - University of Wisconsin
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Growth and Buffalo Science & Technology Funds
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Paul Dlugosch, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1997
- Joined KCM in 2002
- Prior experience - Antares Capital Corporation and LaSalle National Bank
- B.S. - University of Iowa
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo High Yield and Buffalo Flexible Income Funds
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Kent Gasaway, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1982
- Joined KCM in 1991
- President, Buffalo Mutual Funds
- Prior experience - Waddell & Reed
- B.S. - Kansas State University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Small Cap, Buffalo Mid Cap and Buffalo Growth Funds
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Alexander Hancock, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1998
- Joined KCM in 2002
- Prior experience - ClearLight Partners, LLC. and Salomon Smith Barney
- B.A. - Dartmouth College
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo High Yield Fund
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Elizabeth Jones, M.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 2002
- Practicing M.D. from 1992-2001
- Joined KCM in 2003
- Prior experience - Bank of America Capital Management
- B.S. - Georgetown University
- M.D. - Vanderbilt University
- M.B.A. - Arizona State University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Large Cap and Buffalo Science & Technology Funds
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Nicole Kornitzer, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 2000
- With KCM from 2000-2002, re-joined in 2004
- B.A. - University of Pennsylvania
- M.A. - Columbia University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo China and Buffalo International Funds
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William J. Kornitzer, III, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1992
- With KCM from 1997 - 2000, re-joined in 2004
- Prior experience - USAA Investment Management Company
- B.S. - Virginia Tech.
- M.B.A. - Drexel University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo China and Buffalo International Funds
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Shelly Ma, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1995
- Joined KCM in 2011
- Prior experience - Scout Funds
- B.S. - Shanghai University
- M.B.A. - University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo China and Buffalo International Funds
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Robert Male, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1986
- Joined KCM in 1997
- Prior experience - USAA and Waddell & Reed
- B.S. - University of Kansas
- M.B.A. - Southern Methodist University
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Large Cap, Buffalo Mid Cap and Buffalo Small Cap Funds
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Grant P. Sarris, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1991
- Joined KCM in 2003
- Prior experience - Waddell & Reed
- B.S. - University of Wisconsin
- M.B.A. - University of Minnesota
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo Micro Cap, Buffalo Mid Cap and Buffalo Small Cap Funds
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Jeffrey Sitzmann, CFA
Portfolio Manager
- Investment professional since 1987
- Joined KCM in 2002
- Prior experience - Banc One Investment Advisors, Anthem Inc., and Duff & Phelps Inc.
- B.B.A. - University of Toledo
- M.B.A. - University of Chicago
- Co-portfolio manager of the Buffalo High Yield Fund
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Matt Carey, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 2006
- Joined KCM in 2011
- Prior experience – UMB Scout Funds
- B.A. - Benedictine College
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Chris Carter, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 2007
- Joined KCM in 2011
- Prior experience – Nakomas Capital Management
- B.A. - Santa Clara University
- M.B.A. - University of Wisconsin
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Jeff Deardorff, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 1997
- Joined KCM in 2002
- Prior experience - Koch Industries
- B.S. - Kansas State University
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David Levenhagen, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 2003
- Joined KCM in 2005
- Prior experience – Strong Capital Management
- B.S. - Kettering University
- M.B.A. - Indiana University
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Yulin Li, CFA CPA FSA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 1999
- Joined KCM in 2010
- Prior experience – Aegon, Beijing Yuetan Tower Real Estate Development Company
- B.S. - Southeast University in Nanjing, China
- M.B.A. - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Scott Moore, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 1997
- Joined KCM in 2005
- Prior experience - Montana Board of Investments, Aquila, Waddell & Reed, American Century
- B.S. - University of Missouri - Columbia
- M.B.A. - University of Missouri - Kansas City
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Craig Richard, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 2002
- Joined KCM in 2008
- Prior experience - A.G. Edwards, Stifel Nicolaus
- B.S. - Kansas State University
- M.B.A. - University of Kansas
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Josh West, CFA
Research Analyst
- Investment professional since 2005
- Joined KCM in 2008
- Prior experience - UMB
- B.S. - University of Missouri- Columbia
- M.B.A. - University of Missouri- Columbia
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