Stephen A. Rigali, CFA
Stephen A. Rigali, CFA, is Executive Vice President and a member of the Executive Management Committee. He has approximately 27 years of experience in the investment management industry. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 1991, Mr. Rigali was a Vice President at Shearson Lehman Brothers. Mr. Rigali earned a B.S. in Business and Economics from Loyola Marymount University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc.

Robert A. Schwarzkopf, CFA
Robert A. Schwarzkopf, CFA, is Chief Investment Officer, a Portfolio Manager for the Small and Mid Cap Equity Portfolios, and a member of the Executive Management Committee. He has approximately 27 years of equity research experience. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 1991, Mr. Schwarzkopf was a member of the Investment Policy Committee at the Pilgrim Group of Mutual Funds and Portfolio Manager for Pilgrim Regional Bankshares. He earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Miami. Mr. Schwarzkopf is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc.

Jeannine G. Vanian
Jeannine G. Vanian is Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Management Committee. Ms. Vanian has approximately 21 years of experience in the investment management industry, including 19 years with Kayne Anderson Rudnick. Ms. Vanian attended The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Sandi L. Gleason
Sandi L. Gleason, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager for the Small and Mid Cap Equity Portfolios and a member of the Executive Management Committee. She has approximately 13 years of equity research experience. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 1993, Ms. Gleason was a Senior Consultant with Peterson Consulting Limited Partnership, a national litigation-consulting firm. Ms. Gleason earned a B.S. in Business and Public Administration from the University of Arizona. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc.

Brian Elliott
Brian Elliott is Chief Marketing Officer, a Senior Portfolio Adviser, an Investment Specialist who is a member of the domestic and equity research and portfolio management group, and a member of the Executive Management Committee. He has approximately 17 years of experience in the investment management industry. Before rejoining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 2004, Mr. Elliott was Vice President at AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management. Before that position, he was Vice President, Advisory Services for Kayne Anderson Rudnick. Mr. Elliott earned a B.A. in Economics from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.