
Spencer Hackett is a Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors. He is the firm’s Guardian Portfolio Manager of the Global Contrarian Fund (GPGCX), and a Portfolio Manager of the Grandeur Peak Global Micro Cap Fund (GPMCX). Mr. Hackett joined Grandeur Peak in 2012. His specialty focus is in Japan and South Korea; he is fluent in Japanese and previously lived in Japan. Mr. Hackett earned his Master of Science in Finance at the University of Utah, where he also earned a B.S. in International Studies with a business emphasis and minor in Japanese.
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