The Team  


 

Co-Managing Partners

Stephen Memishian started out as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in 1970. In 1976, he joined Columbia Pictures Industries, a client, as an executive in the feature film division. In 1979, he helped to found APM, ultimately one of the largest specialized hospital consulting firms.

Steve moved to Wall Street in 1984 as the supervisory analyst for the equity research division of Paine Webber. He later served as senior vice president in the investment banking division of that firm. He joined W.P. Stewart & Company in April 1989 as chief operating officer. Steve held that position for a number of years while also managing client accounts and conducting equity research.

Steve held that position for a number of years while also managing client accounts and conducting equity research. He left W.P. Stewart at the end of 2000 to co-found DSM. Steve received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Tufts University, and a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is active at MIT, serving as chairman of the Council for the Arts. He is a trustee of the Greenwich Country Day School. Steve is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Daniel Strickberger began his career in 1979 as a credit analyst, first at Morgan Guaranty Trust, and later at Bank of Tokyo Trust. He joined Oppenheimer & Co. as a securities analyst in March 1982 and, when Oppenheimer & Co. was sold to Mercantile House in the summer of 1982, he joined Lazard Freres & Co. as a security analyst.

Dan was appointed Director of Research of Lazard Freres Asset Management in the summer of 1987 and was made a general partner of Lazard Freres & Co. in December 1988. He later became one of two senior portfolio managers supervising Lazard’s domestic equity investments. Dan also developed and was the senior portfolio manager of Lazard’s international equities portfolio. Dan joined W.P. Stewart & Co. in April 1991. While there, he served as senior portfolio manager and equity analyst, managing a substantial portion of the firm’s assets.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Delaware and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and International Business from New York University.


Analysts & Managers

Justin Burk joined Moody’s Investor Services in 1998, moving to Carlyle High Yield Partners as an analyst in 1999. In 2001 he joined Aslan Capital Management, a high yield event-driven hedge fund, where he specialized in corporate structure analysis and asset valuation.

Justin received an A.B. in Biochemical Sciences with Honors from Harvard University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Justin joined DSM in 2002.

Pinaki Kar started his career in life-sciences strategy consulting at ZA Associates in 1994 where he advised pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients on strategic options, sales and marketing strategy and tactics as well as post-merger integration and restructuring of commercial operations. He subsequently worked at Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb in various roles within brand planning and management. His most recent role was at Novartis AG where he was responsible for screening and assessment of strategic investment opportunities.

Pinaki holds bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He also holds a Masters in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was on the Deans List and an MBA in Finance from New York University where he earned the Stern Scholar designation. Pinaki joined DSM in 2008.

Paul Matlow began his career at Francis I. Dupont, later moving to Argus Research and Shearson Hayden Stone. In 1974, he joined Lazard Freres Asset Management, where he remained until joining DSM Capital Partners.

While at Lazard, Paul’s responsibilities encompassed research director, portfolio manager, supervisory analyst and sector team leader. In his equity analysis, Paul has specialized in consumer products; pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and other healthcare; and retailing.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Brooklyn College, and also attended the Bernard Baruch Graduate School of Business. Paul is a Chartered Financial Analyst and joined DSM in 2001.

David McVey started out in 1992 at Mutual Funds Service Company in Boston. In 1995 he became equity research associate for biotechnology and healthcare at Hambrecht & Quist. He then moved to Furman Selz, becoming a vice president and serving as media and entertainment analyst. Most recently, he has been media and entertainment associate analyst at J.P. Morgan H&Q.

David received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance from New Hampshire College, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. David joined DSM in 2001.

Steven Tish began his career at Lazard Freres Asset Management in 1991 as an analyst/portfolio manager. He covered a multitude of industries including technology, healthcare, business services, and conglomerates. Steve then moved to PAW Partners in Greenwich as a partner and analyst/portfolio manager where he was responsible for the P&L of the healthcare segment of a multi-sector hedge fund. He then joined Millennium Partners in New York as a partner and analyst/portfolio manager where he worked with a team which was dedicated to their global healthcare hedge fund. The members of the team later left Millennium to start Panacea Asset Management, an independent healthcare sector hedge fund in New York.

Steve earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Cornell University and was awarded his Chartered Financial Analyst certification in 1994. Steve joined DSM Capital Partners in October 2007.

Eric Woodworth joined Price Waterhouse Coopers in 1994 as a technology consultant. He became a team leader and managed projects for PWC in Toronto and Chicago. He also served as an internal instructor for PWC in Tampa, Florida. Eric left PWC in 1999 to attend business school, spending his summer in equity research at Merrill Lynch.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Williams College, an MBA in Finance from New York University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Eric joined DSM in 2001.


Trading

Chris Bertoni began his career in 1998 at Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC and rose to senior portfolio accountant. He moved to Axe Houghton Associates, Inc. in 1999 as a trader of both listed and NASDAQ securities. Chris received a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Oneonta in Business Economics and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University. Chris joined DSM in 2002.


Business Development

Stephen Constantine began his career in asset management in 1981 when he joined Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. to manage fixed income portfolios for institutional clients. Subsequently, as a managing director/shareholder of the firm, he assumed responsibility for the firm’s business development and client servicing on a global basis. In 2004, he joined NorthRoad Capital Management, LLC as a principal responsible for developing institutional clients and working with investment consultants. He joined DSM Capital Partners in July 2008 and has business development and client servicing responsibilities. Stephen earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester and an MBA in Finance from New York University. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and the Economic Club of New York.


Administrative

Susan Bentley joined the Reynolds and Reynolds Company in 1986 as a marketing assistant. She moved to Lazard Asset Management in 1992. She successively moved through assignments as production coordinator, marketing associate, compliance associate and, most recently, portfolio assistant. She has experience in portfolio monitoring, cash management, trade settlement and performance measurement. Susan has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Marywood College, and joined DSM in 2001.

Patricia Bonadio began her career in 1994 as a research assistant at W.P. Stewart & Company. She became an associate portfolio manager where her responsibilities included all forms of client service from portfolio allocations to performance calculations to required reporting. Patricia received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics & Statistics from Stony Brook University in 1993. Patricia joined DSM in 2007.

Kristen D’Ambrosio began her career in 1993 as an operations assistant at Barclay Investments, Inc. Later that year she joined W.P. Stewart & Company as a portfolio assistant, eventually becoming an associate portfolio manager where her responsibilities included client service, trading and trade allocations and reporting. Kristen received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Fairfield University and an MBA in Finance from New York University. Kristen joined DSM in 2008.

Cecelia Hartsell began her career in 1989 as a client billing services coordinator at the law firm Thacher Proffitt and Wood in New York. She moved to Olsten Corporation in 1994 as a legal personnel recruiter. She joined W.P. Stewart and Company in 1998 as a portfolio assistant with broad responsibilities in client service and administration. Cecelia has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and is a PhD candidate in American history at Fordham University. Cecelia joined DSM in 2007.