Richard Bernstein Equity Strategy Fund (I)

Biography

Daniel Suzuki is the deputy CIO at Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA), a registered independent investment adviser. He is responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wirehouses and independent RIAs, and is a senior member of the RBA investment committee. He joined RBA in 2018.

Dan began his career in the investment management industry in 2002. Before joining RBA, he worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch in global research, most recently as a senior equity strategist. Prior to working in strategy, Dan was a fundamental equity research analyst covering the business services sector. He is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and is often quoted in leading financial publications including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Barron's.

Dan earned a B.S. from Duke University. He is a CFA charterholder.

Education

• B.S. Duke University

Experience

• Managed Fund since 2021

Other funds managed

• Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy Fund

Biography

Richard Bernstein is the chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA), a registered independent investment adviser. As CIO, he leads RBA's Investment Committee, which manages all of the firm's investments, and performs executive management functions as CEO.

Mr. Bernstein founded Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA) in 2009. The firm utilizes a unique top-down approach to investing, focusing on macro trends rather than individual stock selection. RBA manages several accounts in partnership with several leading financial institutions.

Mr. Bernstein has over 35 years’ experience on Wall Street, most recently as the chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch & Co. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1988, he held positions at E.F. Hutton and Chase Econometrics/IDC.

A much-noted expert on equity, style and asset allocation, Mr. Bernstein was voted to Institutional Investor magazine’s annual “All-America Research Team” 18 times, and is one of only 57 analysts inducted into the Institutional Investor “Hall of Fame.” He was also twice named to both Fortune magazine’s “All-Star Analysts” and to Smart Money magazine’s “Power 30”, and was a member of Registered Rep’s “Ten to watch” for 2012. His book “Style Investing: Unique Insight into Equity Management” is widely viewed as the seminal book on style-oriented investment strategies. He donates the profits from that and his other book, “Navigate the Noise: Investing in the New Age of Media and Hype,” to charity.

Mr. Bernstein is co-chair of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation endowment’s Investment Committee and sits on the Hamilton College endowment’s Investment Committee; he is a trustee of both institutions. He is also a former Adjunct Professor of Finance at the NYU/Stern Graduate School of business, and is a member of the Journal of Portfolio Management’s Advisory Committee.

Rich holds an MBA in finance, with Beta Gamma Sigma distinction, from New York University, and a B.A. in economics from Hamilton College. He has lectured on finance and economics at numerous colleges, universities and professional forums.

Education

• B.A. Hamilton College
• M.B.A. Stern School of Business, New York University

Experience

• Managed Fund since inception

Other funds managed

• Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy Fund

Biography

Matthew Griswold is the director of investments at Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA), a registered independent investment adviser. He oversees investment process design and implementation for all investment products. He is responsible for buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk management for the firm’s global equity and multiasset class funds. Matt joined RBA in 2010.

Matt began his career in the investment management industry in 1989. Previously, Matt was a vice president and portfolio manager at State Street Global Advisors, with responsibility for the design, execution and evaluation of both new and existing global investment strategies. His extensive portfolio management experience spans most major asset classes and includes both quantitative and fundamental investment disciplines. Matt assumed a wide variety of leadership positions within State Street in areas of portfolio construction, research, performance measurement, risk analysis, mutual fund administration and client service.

Matt earned a B.S. in industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society Boston.

Education

• B.S. Carnegie Mellon University

Experience

• Managed Fund since 2017

Other funds managed

• Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy Fund

Biography

Henry Timmons is director of ETFs at Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (RBA), a registered independent investment adviser. He is responsible for asset allocation, portfolio construction, risk management and ETF research. Henry joined RBA in 2011.

Henry began his career in the investment management industry in 2005. Previously, he was a portfolio manager and quantitative analyst at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC. While at GMO, he evaluated quantitative and fundamental sources of alpha as potential inputs to the investment process, while assisting in constructing and managing portfolios. Prior to GMO, Henry was a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he designed forecasting models improving supply-chain management processes for various clients.

Henry holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an MEng in systems engineering and engineering management from Cornell University, and an MBA in finance from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He is a CFA charterholder.

Education

• B.S. Cornell University
• M.Eng Cornell University
• M.B.A. Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Experience

• Managed Fund since 2017

Other funds managed

• Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy Fund