Matt Benkendorf | Source | Chief Investment Officer at Vontobel Quality Growth

Matthew Benkendorf is the Chief Investment Officer of Vontobel Asset Management, Inc., the New York-based Quality Growth Boutique, one of six boutiques within Swiss-based Vontobel Asset Management. Vontobel Asset Management is dedicated exclusively to managing global and regional long-only equity portfolios and seeks to invest in high quality growth companies with the goal of outperforming the benchmark, with less risk, over a full market cycle. Matt joined Vontobel Asset Management, Inc., in October 1999 in trade support. After being promoted to trader in 2000, Matt became a research analyst in 2002 and moved into portfolio management in 2006 as deputy portfolio manager of Vontobel’s European Equity Strategy. In 2008 Matt continued to grow in his portfolio management role becoming lead portfolio manager of European Equity and deputy portfolio manager of Global Equity and in 2010 became deputy portfolio manager of the Vontobel U.S. Equity Strategy ultimately becoming lead portfolio manager in 2012. As a co-architect of Vontobel’s quality growth philosophy and style and proven success in managing Vontobel’s strategies he was named Chief Investment Officer in March 2016. Matt received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in finance from the University of Denver.