General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 1, 2019

Finding Best-in-Class Growth Investments with a Globally Unconstrained Philosophy

Barth, Brad
Brad Barth is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC. Mr. Barth is a Portfolio Manager of the Grandeur Peak Global Reach Fund (MUTF:GPROX) and the Grandeur Peak International Stalwarts Fund (MUTF:GISOX). He is also a Senior Research Analyst with a specialty focus on the global financial sector. He is a key member of the team covering Northern Europe. Mr. Barth joined Grandeur Peak in 2015 from Goldman Sachs, where he was an EMEA financial institutions analyst for four years. In this role, he covered French and Benelux financial institutions during the European sovereign debt crisis. Mr. Barth graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. in philosophy and received a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics. He has taught a graduate-level game theory at the University of Utah. Mr. Barth has lived in London and Sao Paulo and speaks Portuguese. Mr. Barth and his wife, Brittany, have two children. Mr. Barth enjoys reading and writing. Profile
Babbitt, Keefer
Keefer Babbitt, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors. He works on the Grandeur Peak Global Contrarian Fund (MUTF:GPGCX) and the Grandeur Peak Global Reach Fund (MUTF:GPROX). He is a senior research analyst with a specialty focus on energy and materials and industrials industry team. He joined Grandeur Peak Global Advisors in 2012. Mr. Babbitt graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. degree in finance. Profile
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TWST: Could you tell me a little about the firm?

Mr. Barth: At Grandeur Peak, we manage global long-only equity funds. We focus on what we