Ron A. Sauer | Chairman/CEO/
Chief Investment Officer

Investment experience: since 1980

Firm Experience: since 1993

Mr. Sauer is the founder of Mazama Capital Management and chairman of its board of directors. He oversees the investment process and is the lead portfolio manager on all Mazama strategies. Mr. Sauer has been active in growth investing since 1980. In his role as President and Director of Research for Black & Company, Ron spent 14 years assisting growth managers with stock selection. Earlier in his career as an analyst at Willamette Management, and now as our lead portfolio manager, Mr. Sauer developed a highly disciplined and successful investment process. He developed Mazama's proprietary Price Performance Model (PPM) in 1985, and it is a critical component and the underlying discipline of Mazama's investment approach. Mr. Sauer earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Oregon. Currently, Mr. Sauer is on the Dean's Business Advisory Council for the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. He is also on the Board of Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation Council of Trustees in Portland, Oregon, a 100 Top Hospitals Award national winner.

Brian P. Alfrey | Director/Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Investment Experience: since 1987

Firm Experience: since 1997

Mr. Alfrey is a co-founder of Mazama Capital Management and a member of its board of directors. As the firm's Chief Operating Officer, he oversees all aspects of the firm's business including operations and trading, business administration, personnel, finance, compliance and risk management. He has been responsible for day-to-day management of Mazama Capital Management since the firm was founded. Prior to joining Mazama he spent four years as Regional Vice President for BISYS, Inc. where he was responsible for distribution and marketing of US Bancorp's highly successful Qualivest Fund Family, which he helped launch in 1994. Earlier, he worked as the Compliance Officer for US Bancorp's Securities Division and as a registered representative for Paine Webber, Inc. Mr. Alfrey earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Portland State University.

Helen M. Degener | Director/Strategic Advisor

As a member of Mazama's board of directors, Ms. Degener provides strategic advice to the executive management team, drawing upon 40 years of investment management experience. A close colleague of Ron Sauer's since 1983, Ms. Degener's career on Wall Street began in 1966 as a Research Analyst at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and continued to include such positions as Vice President, Portfolio Manager & Director of Research at Lepercq de Neuflize, Portfolio Manager for JPMorgan and Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager for Fiduciary Trust Company International. Helen also oversaw publicly traded mutual funds at Lepercq de Neuflize, JPMorgan and Fiduciary. Ms. Degener attended graduate school at Clark University and New York University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Lake Erie College.

Jill R. Collins Eberwein | Director/Strategic Advisor

Ms. Collins Eberwein is a co-founder of Mazama Capital Management, a shareholder and is a Director and strategic advisor to the client service and marketing team. Starting at inception of the firm she led the client service & marketing team efforts for the firm, and set the standard for the high level of service and professionalism on that team. Prior to joining Mazama, Ms. Collins Eberwein spent 9 years with Marsh & McLennan, Inc., where she focused on large, corporate clients. As Senior Vice President at Marsh, she was responsible for building the company's West Coast sales organization and leading its efforts to attract and retain new institutional clients. Prior to that, she was the marketing manager for San Francisco-based Fee + Munson Architects. Ms. Collins Eberwein brings a relationship-driven approach to marketing that is at the heart of Mazama's focus on client service. Ms. Collins Eberwein received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon.