Osterweis Fund (OSTFX)

John Osterweis graduated from Bowdoin College (B.A. in Philosophy, cum laude), and Stanford Graduate School of Business (M.B.A. with top honors in Finance).

After graduating from business school, he served as a Senior Analyst concentrating on the forest products and paper industry for several regional brokerage firms and later for E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. In addition to his activities as an analyst, Mr. Osterweis served as Director of Research for two firms and managed equity portfolios for over ten years.

In late 1982, Mr. Osterweis decided to devote full time to his portfolio management activities, and in April of 1983 launched Osterweis Capital Management.

For a number of years Mr. Osterweis served as Director of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Director on the Stanford Alumni Association Executive Board, Trustee of Bowdoin College, Director and Vice Chairman of Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, and President of the Board of Directors for Summer Search Foundation. He currently serves as a Trustee of the San Francisco Ballet Association Director of the San Francisco Free Clinic, and President Emeritus of the San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation, as well as Trustee Emeritus of Summer Search Foundation and of Bowdoin College.

Mr. Osterweis is a member of the firm’s Management Committee, a principal of the firm and the co-lead Portfolio Manager for the core equity and flexible balanced strategies.

Larry Cordisco graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. in Political Science), Georgetown University (M.P.P.) and Columbia Business School (M.B.A.).

Before joining Osterweis in 2019, he was a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Meridian Contrarian Fund at ArrowMark Partners/Meridian Funds. Prior to co-managing the Contrarian Fund, Larry was an equity analyst for 11 years, most recently as Vice President of Investment Research for the Meridian Contrarian Fund. Before that he was an analyst within the technology group at Banc of America Securities. He was also a business and technology consultant for Accenture in San Francisco and began his professional career in the public sector as local staff for a member of Congress.

Mr. Cordisco is a principal of the firm and co-lead Portfolio Manager for the core equity strategy and a portfolio manager for the flexible balanced strategy.

Greg Hermanski graduated from The University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. in Business/Economics).

Prior to joining Osterweis Capital Management in 2002, Mr. Hermanski was a Vice President at Robertson Stephens and Co. where he was in charge of convertible bond research. Prior to that, Mr. Hermanski was a Research Analyst covering convertible, high yield, and distressed securities at Imperial Capital, LLC and a Valuation Consultant for Price Waterhouse, LLC.

Mr. Hermanski is a principal of the firm and Portfolio Manager for the core equity strategy.

Nael Fakhry graduated from Stanford University (B.A. in History, Phi Beta Kappa) and the University of California Berkeley, Walter A. Haas School of Business (M.B.A., C.J. White Scholar).

Prior to joining Osterweis Capital Management in 2011, Mr. Fakhry worked as an Associate at American Securities, a private equity firm, and as an Analyst in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Fakhry is a principal of the firm and a Portfolio Manager for the core equity strategy.

Dave Sherry graduated from Princeton University (A.B. in Economics) and from the Anderson School at UCLA (M.B.A). Mr. Sherry holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Prior to joining Osterweis Capital Management in 2017, Mr. Sherry was a Managing Director at Inflection Partners LLC, where he founded a long/short strategy that focused on the technology sector. Before that, Mr. Sherry held portfolio manager positions at EGM Capital, Partech International and LGT Asset Management. He began his investment career at Franklin Templeton Investments.

Mr. Sherry is a Senior Analyst for the core equity strategy.

Andrew Chang graduated from Stanford University (B.S. in Management Science & Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi) and from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A).

Prior to joining Osterweis Capital Management in 2020, Mr. Chang was a Senior Associate at Mill Road Capital. Before that, Mr. Chang was an Associate at Darlington Partners. He began his investment career at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

He also serves on the board of Project Open Hand.

Mr. Chang is an Analyst for the core equity strategy.