Founders
John E. Anderson
is founder of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. Mr. Anderson is a successful attorney, entrepreneur, and investor in financial-services businesses. The University of California, Los Angeles, named its business management school, The Anderson School at UCLA, after him. Mr. Anderson is a well-known philanthropist with a distinguished record of service to Southern California in the areas of education, health care, and cultural enrichment, including contributions to institutions such as UCLA, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Kayne Anderson Rudnick manages both his personal and corporate assets. Mr. Anderson earned a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.B.A. from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, the graduate school of law for Loyola Marymount University.
Richard Kayne
is founder of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. He began his career in the mid-1960s as an analyst with Loeb Rhodes & Company in New York. Before forming Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Mr. Kayne was a principal of Cantor Fitzgerald & Company where he managed private accounts, a hedge fund, and a portion of firm capital. Mr. Kayne is a trustee and former Chairman of the Investment Committee of the UCLA Foundation and a trustee and co-chairman of the Investment Committee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. He earned a B.S. in Statistics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Allan M. Rudnick
is founder of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 1989, Mr. Rudnick was chief investment officer for The Pilgrim Group of Mutual Funds. Mr. Rudnick serves on a number of boards and committees of non-profit and charitable organizations, and is currently chair of the board of the Bogart Pediatric Research Labs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Mr. Rudnick earned a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College, where he serves on the Board of Fellows, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. He is a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc. and the CFA Institute.