Ryan Comfort is responsible for leading the research effort for the consumer sector. In this capacity, he conducts top-down and fundamental analysis and makes portfolio recommendations to the co-portfolio managers. He joined the firm in 2015. His investment industry experience of more than 15 years includes tenure at Northern Trust Investments. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a BBA in Finance and has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Finance and Economics.