Fund managers
Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones is the Head of US Small and SMID Cap Equities at Schroders, which involves managing the US Small and SMID Cap Equities portfolios and leading the investment team. Jenny joined Schroders in 2002 as Head of US Small Cap Equity. Since joining Schroders, Jenny has built a strong team of six analysts who are solely dedicated to the Small and Smid Cap Strategies. She was the Manager of Morgan Stanley Special Value Fund at Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 1996 to 2002, which involved managing the Morgan Stanley Special Value Fund.
She was the Head of the Small Cap Value Department at Oppenheimer Capital, L.P from 1990 to 1996, which involved managing the Small Cap Value Department.
She was a Portfolio Manager at Mutual of America Life Insurance Co from 1983 to 1996, it was in this role where Jenny was first given the opportunity to manage small cap assets and she remains focused on this area today.
Qualifications: MBA from New York University; BA (Honors) from Yale University.
Bob Kaynor
Bob Kaynor is Co-Portfolio Manager and Research Director US Small and Smid Cap Equities at Schroders, which involves being an important part of the investment decision making process and the co-ordination of the analyst team. Robert is the co-portfolio manager with Jenny Jones. Robert joined Schroders as a senior equity analyst in 2013 and became Research Director in 2014. He joined Schroders in 2013 and is based in New York. Bob was the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member at Ballast Capital Group from 2010 to 2013, which involved managing a fundamental long/short portfolio.
He was a Managing Director/Portfolio Manager at Ramius Capital Group from 2003 to 2010, which involved co-managing a hedged equity product with a goal of generating non-correlated positive returns whilst managing risk. He was a Partner/Analyst at Barbary Coast Capital Management from 2000 to 2003, which involved co-managing a long/short equity hedge fund focused on small and mid cap equities. He was a Analyst/Assistant Portfolio Manager at RCM Capital Management from 1994 to 2000, which involved working exclusively on a domestic long only small cap product recommending and covering equities.
Qualifications: CFA Charterholder; BSc in Economics with Financial Applications from Southern Methodist University.
