General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> July 27, 2012

Double-Digit Appreciation for North American MLPs

Kessens, Brian
Brian Kessens, CFA, is a Senior Investment Analyst for Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC, having joined the firm in 2008. Previously, he was a Vice President at Citigroup Global Markets in its global energy investment banking practice from 2004 to 2008. He received a B.S. in economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Mr. Kessens earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York. He also earned his CFA designation in 2006. Profile
TWST: Please start by giving us an overview of Tortoise Capital Advisors.

Mr. Kessens: Tortoise was founded in 2002 by five entrepreneurial investment professionals to provide