Al Freeman is a member of Azimuth’s Investment Committee and leads the firm’s investment research process and portfolio strategy activities. Al has over 25 years of experience in building investment processes and managing portfolios at both the individual and institutional client levels. In addition to a primary focus on equity investments, his experience includes strategic investment policy design and implementation, fixed income management and trade execution.

Previously, Al was a senior portfolio manager at Diamond Capital Management, the investment management subsidiary of Dow Chemical’s pension fund and captive reinsurance company with over $10 billion in assets. In this role, Al directly managed $650 million in equity assets. In addition to extensive fundamental research, Al developed and implemented both quantitative and technical methodologies for portfolio management. His responsibilities also included managing the analyst team, selecting securities, conceptualizing the strategic outlook, and participating in external manager and asset allocation decisions. Al formerly served as portfolio manager at Feldman Securities Group in Chicago, where he managed individual trust portfolios and contributed to the firm’s strategic asset allocation and security selection processes. He began his career as a financial consultant with what is now Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, developing and managing portfolios for high net-worth individuals.