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General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> February 5, 2026

Matthew DeCicco, CFA, is Director of Equities and a Portfolio Manager for Lord Abbett & Co. He is responsible for directing Lord Abbett’s equity investment activities, including portfolio management and equity research. He also is a Portfolio Manager on the Innovation Growth Equity team and is responsible for contributing to the management of the firm’s growth equity strategies. In addition, Mr. DeCicco co-chairs the firm’s Partnership Committee and serves on the firm’s Investment and Management Committees. Mr. DeCicco joined Lord Abbett in 1999 and was named Partner in 2020. Prior to his current role, he served as a Research Analyst and later a Portfolio Manager for Innovation Growth strategies. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1999. Mr. DeCicco earned a B.S. in business administration and economics from the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and an M.S. in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. He also is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Profile

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TWST: To start, tell us about Lord Abbett’s Innovation Growth Equity team and the strategies that the team manages.

Mr. DeCicco: The

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