Profile
Mr. Michael L.
Kass is a Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at BAMCO, Inc. and a Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Baron Capital Management, Inc. He joined Baron Capital in 2007 and has over 39 years of research experience.
Previously, he was managing principal of Artemis Advisors, which he formed to acquire the Artemis Funds, a long-short equity strategy he co-founded.
Earlier in his career, he was a senior managing director and portfolio manager at ING Furman Selz Asset Management.
He graduated summa cum laude from Tulane University with a BA in Economics.
Michael Lawrence Kass active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
BAMCO, Inc.
BAMCO, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance BAMCO principally manages long-only investment strategies for capital appreciation with production of income incidental to that objective. Each portfolio manager’s ability to choose appropriate investments for an account has a significant impact on their ability to achieve an account’s investment objective. The firm’s investment professionals are focused on fundamental analyses of businesses. Their primary objective is to understand the key drivers of growth and profitability of each company in which they invest. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 01/01/2007 |
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
Baron Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance BCM utilizes a long-term, fundamental, active approach to growth investing. The firm’s primary objective is to understand the key drivers of growth and profitability of each company in which they invest. They build five-year proprietary valuation models to quantify a company’s opportunities and risks, and to estimate the intrinsic value of its business. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 01/01/2007 |
Former positions of Michael Lawrence Kass
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Artemis Advisors LLC
Artemis Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Artemis' managers are generalists. | Director of Research - Equity | 01/01/2007 |
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1992 |
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage Services | Analyst-Equity | - |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage Services | Finance |
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services | Finance |
BAMCO, Inc.
BAMCO, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance BAMCO principally manages long-only investment strategies for capital appreciation with production of income incidental to that objective. Each portfolio manager’s ability to choose appropriate investments for an account has a significant impact on their ability to achieve an account’s investment objective. The firm’s investment professionals are focused on fundamental analyses of businesses. Their primary objective is to understand the key drivers of growth and profitability of each company in which they invest. | Finance |
Artemis Advisors LLC
Artemis Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Artemis' managers are generalists. | Finance |
Tulane University (Louisiana)
Tulane University (Louisiana) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
Baron Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance BCM utilizes a long-term, fundamental, active approach to growth investing. The firm’s primary objective is to understand the key drivers of growth and profitability of each company in which they invest. They build five-year proprietary valuation models to quantify a company’s opportunities and risks, and to estimate the intrinsic value of its business. | Finance |
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