RICKY SANDLER

CFA Chief Executive Officer / Chief Investment Officer – Founder

Eminence Capital

Mr. Sandler founded Eminence Capital in 1999. Today, Eminence is a ~$6.9B global investment management organization investing client capital across global financial markets. As CEO and CIO of Eminence, Mr. Sandler is responsible for setting the firm’s strategic direction as well as directly managing its 20+ person investment team and diversified investment portfolio. Prior to launching Eminence, Mr. Sandler was co-founder and co-general partner of Fusion Capital Management, a firm that managed a global long / short equity fund. Prior to that he was a research analyst at Mark Asset Management, where he began his investing career in 1991. Ricky received a BBA in Accounting and Finance graduating with honors from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Sandler developed and teaches a capstone Finance course at Wisconsin, Applied Equity Markets Research, and launched Badgers in Finance, a professional and recruitment network for UW students and alumni across financial services. Mr. Sandler serves as an advisor on the Investment Committee for the University of Wisconsin Foundation and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.