Portfolio Managers

The common characteristic of all Driehaus Capital Management LLC portfolio managers is openness — to new ideas, to rapidly changing technology, to different ways of pursuing growth.

We have highly-skilled portfolio management and research professionals working for our clients’ best interests. To correspond with the products we offer, our professionals are organized into several dedicated investment teams and are compensated based on their product’s performance.  

Richard H. Driehaus leads our domestic and international investment teams. Collectively, the portfolio managers and analysts have more than 100 years investment experience. 

Richard H. Driehaus Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Chairman,Driehaus Capital Management LLC Chairman, Driehaus Securities LLC President and Member of the Board of Trustees, Driehaus Mutual Funds

Mr. Driehaus is the architect of Driehaus Capital Management LLC's investment philosophy and has overall responsibility for the firm's investment process and style. As Chief Investment Officer he has overall responsibility for the review of all domestic and international portfolios.

From 1968 through 1973, Mr. Driehaus developed research ideas for the Institutional Trading department at A.G. Becker & Co. In 1973, he became Director of Research for Mullaney, Wells & Co. In 1976, he became Director of Research and a money manager for Jesup & Lamont. He founded Driehaus Securities LLC in 1979, followed by Driehaus Capital Management LLC in 1982 and Driehaus Mutual Funds in 1996.

Mr. Driehaus holds a B.S.C., M.B.A. and an honorary doctorate degree from DePaul University.

Chad Cleaver, CFA       Assistant Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Emerging Markets Growth

Chad Cleaver has been the assistant portfolio manager for the Driehaus Emerging Markets Growth Strategy since May 1, 2008 and has certain responsibilities for investment decision-making subject to Mr. Schwab’s oversight. Mr. Cleaver received his A.B. in Economics in 2000 from Wabash College. He earned his M.B.A. degree in 2004 from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He began his career with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He joined the Firm in 2004 as an investment analyst to the Driehaus Emerging Markets Growth Strategy prior to assuming assistant portfolio management responsibilities.

Jeffrey James     Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Small Cap Growth

Mr. James is the Portfolio Manager of the Micro Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth Strategies. He joined Driehaus in 1997 as an investment analyst covering technology stocks before assuming portfolio management responsibilities. Prior to Driehaus, Mr. James worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 1991 to 1997 as an analyst. He started his career with Lehman Brothers from 1990 to 1991. Mr. James earned a B.S. degree in Finance from Indiana University and an M.B.A. from DePaul University.

David Mouser       Co-Portfolio Manager, Driehaus International Small Cap Growth

Mr. Mouser is the Co-Portfolio Manager for the International Small Cap Growth Strategy. Mr. Mouser has responsibilities for investment decision-making on the Driehaus International Small Cap Growth Strategy, subject to Mr. Schwab’s approval. Prior to assuming portfolio management responsibilities, he was an investment analyst on a long short strategy as well as a global research associate and a domestic research assistant. Mr. Mouser joined Driehaus in 1999 upon completion of his B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Dayton. He is a candidate for an M.S. in Finance at DePaul University.

Daniel Rea Director of Research Lead Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Global Growth Co-Portfolio Manager, Driehaus International Discovery Co-Portfolio Manager, Driehaus International Equity Yield

Mr. Rea has been the Firm’s Director of Research since 2006. He is the Lead Portfolio Manager of the Global Growth Strategy and the Co-Portfolio Manager for the International Discovery Strategy and International Equity Yield Fund. Prior to joining Driehaus, he worked at Franklin Templeton Investments as a global sector leader from 2005 to 2006. From 2000 to 2005, he worked as a senior analyst and later became a portfolio manager at BlackRock, Inc. Mr. Rea worked at Driehaus from 1997 to 2000 as an investment analyst covering the emerging growth sector, before he assumed portfolio management responsibilities.  He began his career in corporate finance at GE Capital Corporation as a financial analyst. Mr. Rea earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from Marquette University.

Lynette Schroeder     Lead Portfolio Manager, Driehaus International Discovery Lead Portfolio Manager, Driehaus International Equity Yield

Ms. Schroeder is the Lead Portfolio Manager of the International Discovery Strategy and International Equity Yield Fund. Prior to joining Driehaus, she worked at American Century Investment Management, Inc. as portfolio manager from 2000 to 2005. Ms. Schroeder worked at Driehaus from 1997 to 2000. She began as an international senior investment analyst and assumed portfolio manager responsibilities in 1998. From 1995 to 1997, she was an analyst at Lexington Management Corporation. She began her career as an analyst at Scudder, Stevens & Clark research from 1993 to 1995. Ms. Schroeder earned an A.B. in Political Science from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from the Darden Business School of the University of Virginia.

Howard Schwab   Lead Portfolio Manager, Driehaus International Small Cap Growth Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Emerging Markets Growth Co-Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Global Growth

Mr. Schwab is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the International Small Cap Growth Strategy and Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Growth Strategy. He is also a Co-Portfolio Manager for the Global Growth Strategy. Prior to assuming portfolio management responsibilities, Mr. Schwab was an investment analyst to the Firm. Mr. Schwab joined Driehaus in 2001 upon completion of his B.A. degree in Economics from Denison University.

Dan Wasiolek     Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Large Cap Growth Co-Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Global Growth

Mr. Wasiolek is Portfolio Manager for the Mid Cap Growth and Large Cap Growth Strategies. He is also a Co-Portfolio Manager for the Global Growth Strategy. Prior to taking on portfolio management responsibilities, he was an investment analyst to the Firm. He joined Driehaus in 1998 upon completion of his undergraduate degree. Mr. Wasiolek earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from DePaul University.

Wei Zhang, CFA     Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Small Cap Recovery Growth Portfolio Manager, Driehaus Mid Cap Recovery Growth

Mr. Zhang is Portfolio Manager of the Small and Mid Cap Recovery Strategies. He joined Driehaus as an investment analyst on the International equity team in 2001. He previously worked as a private equity analyst for the China Baoan Group from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Zhang earned a B.A in Mathematics from Wuhan University in China and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

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