General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> May 6, 2016

Capturing Growth in a Disciplined Fashion

Beja, Drew
Drew Beja, CFA, is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the GIM Small Cap Focused Growth strategy at Granahan Investment Management, Inc. He also manages a portion of the small-cap and smid-cap portfolios. Mr. Beja joined Granahan Investment Management at the end of 2011, bringing 30 years’ industry experience to the firm, primarily in the small- and smid-cap sector of the market. From 2000 to 2011, Mr. Beja was with Lee Munder Capital Group in Boston, a firm he co-founded and where he managed several small- and smid-cap growth equity products. In 2007, he started the Focused Growth product that he continues to manage at Granahan. Prior to Lee Munder, Mr. Beja was a portfolio manager with Standish, Ayer & Wood. Before moving to the buy side, Mr. Beja was an equities analyst for Advest, Inc. Mr. Beja received his B.A. from Miami University. Profile
TWST: Does the firm have a unique philosophy?

Mr. Beja: We do. We are exclusively small-cap specialists. We've been in business since 1985. Small-cap long-only