INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS
Jackson W. Robinson
Portfolio Manager
Jack founded Winslow Management Company in 1983, with the mission of providing green investment services to individual and institutional clients. After several years of managing environmentally responsible portfolios and discovering how they often outperformed unscreened portfolios, he decided in 1991 to focus exclusively on environmentally sustainable investing. Under Jack's leadership, Winslow developed a unique growth investment style, investing exclusively in companies with clean operations and companies offering green solutions in areas such as resource efficiency or renewable energy. Winslow was acquired by Brown Advisory in 2009.
Jack serves on the Board of Directors of Spartech Corporation (NYSE:SEH) and as a Trustee of Suffield Academy, where he chairs the investment committee. Mr. Robinson also serves on the Advisory Board of the American Council for Renewable Energy (ACORE) and participates in the Brown Forum for Enterprise. He holds a B.A. from Brown University.
Karina Funk, CFA
Portfolio Manager / Equity Research
Karina serves as co-portfolio manager for the Winslow Green Growth and Brown Advisory Large-Cap Sustainability strategies. She also provides equity research across Brown Advisory's strategies. She joined Winslow Management Company in 2007; Winslow was subsequently acquired by Brown Advisory in 2009.
Prior to joining Winslow, she managed direct investments at the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, where she launched an $8 million initiative for early-stage companies and managed the Trust's commitment as lead LP of the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, a state-sponsored venture capital fund. Earlier in her career, Karina was a strategy consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and before that she was at Électricité de France, advising their corporate strategy division on the economics of alternative energy technologies. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, two Masters degrees from MIT, a post-graduate diploma from the École Polytechnique in France. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
David Powell, CFA
Portfolio Manager
David serves as co-portfolio manager for the Brown Advisory Large-Cap Sustainability and Winslow Green Growth strategies. David is a partner at Brown Advisory, serving since 1999 as a portfolio manager and an equity research analyst focused on the industrials and energy sectors. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, he worked for several years at T. Rowe Price. He serves on the boards of the Union Memorial Foundation and the Lockart Vaughan Foundation. David holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Daniel Linnehan
Portfolio Trader
Dan is the primary portfolio trader for Brown Advisory within the small cap universe. He has over 15 years of equity trading experience. Prior to joining Winslow, Dan held senior trading positions at Canaccord Adams, Leerink Swann, and Tucker Anthony. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Framingham State College.
STAFF
Sarah Falk
Client Relations Specialist
Sarah is the primary relationship coordinator for clients with separate account investments in the Winslow Green Growth strategy. She ensures quality service for both institutional and family clients. Previously she held the position of Equities Business Analyst & Sales Associate at Canaccord Adams, where she performed extensive department analysis, cultivated client relationships, marketed with executive management teams and played a lead role in organizing the firm’s annual investor conference. Earlier in her career she was a Senior Analyst at Thomson Financial Research. Sarah holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University.