Mitch Rubin, J.D., CFA, is CIO and Portfolio Manager at RiverPark Funds. Mr. Rubin received a B.A. in economics and political science from the University of Michigan in 1988, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991. From 1991 to 1994, he was an Associate with the New York office of Latham & Watkins, specializing in corporate finance transactions. From 1994 until joining Baron Capital in September of 1995, Mr. Rubin was an Equity Research Analyst for Smith Barney in emerging growth stocks. In 1995 he joined Baron Capital as a Research Analyst covering consumer/retail, gaming/leisure/lodging and real estate. In 1999 Mr. Rubin was promoted to Co-Portfolio Manager for Baron Growth Fund. From the March 2000 inception through March 2006, he was the Portfolio Manager for the Baron Opportunity Fund, and from the fund’s May 2004 inception to March 2006 he was also the Portfolio Manager of Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund, a large-cap growth fund. As CIO and a Founding Partner of RiverPark Capital, Mr. Rubin has responsibility for managing the firm’s investment-related research efforts and is the Portfolio Manager of the RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund as well as the RiverPark Large Growth Fund. Mr. Rubin and his wife Audra Zuckerman are the Co-Founders of the IDEAL School of Manhattan, the first inclusion elementary school in New York City which expands the definition of diversity to include children with special needs. He is also an active member of the National Down Syndrome Society.
