Ronald A. Sauer | Chairman/Chief Executive Officer/
Chief Investment Officer

Investment experience: since 1980

Firm Experience: since 1993

Mr. Sauer is the founder of Mazama Capital Management and chairman of the 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, Mr. Sauer spent 14 years assisting growth managers with stock selection. Earlier in his career as an analyst at Willamette Management, Mr. Sauer developed a highly disciplined and successful investment process. He developed Mazama's proprietary Price Performance Model (PPM) in 1985, which 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. Also, he is on the Board of Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation Council of Trustees.

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 the 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 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 U.S. Bancorp's highly successful Qualivest Fund Family, which he helped launch in 1994. Earlier, he worked as the compliance officer for U.S. 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 Adviser

Ms. Degener is a member of Mazama's board of directors and a strategic adviser to the executive management team, drawing upon 40 years of investment management experience. Ms. Degener's career on Wall Street began in 1970 as a research analyst at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and has included such positions as vice president, portfolio manager and director of research at Lepercq de Neuflize, portfolio manager for JPMorgan and senior vice president and portfolio manager for Fiduciary Trust Company International. Ms. Degener 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 Adviser

Ms. Collins-Eberwein is a co-founder of Mazama Capital Management, a member of Mazama’s board of directors and a strategic adviser to the client service and marketing team. Ms. Collins-Eberwein helped launch Mazama’s client service and marketing efforts in 1995 and led the department until 2008, when she became a member of the firm’s board of directors. Prior to joining Mazama, Ms. Collins-Eberwein spent nine 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. Previously, she was the marketing manager for San Francisco-based Fee + Munson Architects. Ms. Collins-Eberwein received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon.