About Us
Our employees are our most valued assets. Below, you'll find short biographies of our key personnel.
EUGENE A. PROFIT
CEO
Eugene Profit founded Profit Investment Management in 1996 and has overall management responsibility for the firm and client portfolios. Mr. Profit's unique investment management philosophy and approach to valuation-sensitive growth investing has made him the subject of many profiles in the financial media including Business Week, Smart Money, Black Enterprise, Pension & Investments and Investors Business Daily. He has also been a guest on Wall Street Week, Money Line, CNBC, CNN, and other financial news programs. Prior to founding PIM, Eugene was a financial consultant with a regional broker/dealer. Eugene graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Economics. Eugene is a financial and operations principal, a graduate of Leadership Washington and a former National Football League Player with the New England Patriots and Washington Redskins.
MICHELLE Q. PROFIT, ESQUIRE
SENIOR VP & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Michelle Profit serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Profit Investment Management. Ms. Profit is responsible for regulatory filings with the Securities Exchange Commission and reviewing all legal documents, including advisory contracts and leases. Previously, Michelle was Assistant General Counsel for the Credit Union National Association and a senior attorney with the Federal Reserve Board where she worked on the landmark CitiBank-Travelers merger. Michelle holds a law degree from Harvard University and a Master's in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government. She holds a B.A. in Economics & Political Science from Yale University.
CARMEN JOHNSTON COLT
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, TRADING & OPERATIONS
Carmen Johnston Colt joined Profit Investment Management in July of 2005 as head of operations and trading. Her responsibilities include trading for all our Products, front, middle & back office duties, client reporting, portfolio recordkeeping and heading up the Operations Department. Prior to joining Profit, Carmen was a senior head equity trader for ING which she joined in 2000. She has also worked as an equity and fixed income trader for a registered investment advisor in Orlando and as a trader and sales assistant for Drexel Burnham, Prudential and Smith Barney. In total, Carmen brings more than 20 years of investment experience to our trading desk. She is an active member in 100 Women in Hedge Funds National and Local chapters. Carmen has a B.S. in Biology from Rollins College.
MICHELLE RHODESBROWN, CFA
ASSISTANT PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Michelle RhodesBrown, CFA joined Profit Investment Management in July of 2006 as a Senior Equity Analyst, covering consumer discretionary stocks and consumer staples. She has also worked as consumer analyst with Holland Capital Management and as a Manager in the Business Valuation and Real Estate Group of Deloitte and Touche, LLP. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. She also holds a Masters of Management degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Ms. RhodesBrown is a CFA Charterholder, a member of the CFA Institute and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago. In addition, she is a Director of the Delta Research and Educational Foundation.
MANPREET SINGH, CFA
SENIOR EQUITY ANALYST
Manpreet Singh joined Profit Investment Management in September of 2000 and has held various positions since joining the firm. He is currently a Senior Equity Analyst and is responsible for equity research and assisting the portfolio manager. Manpreet has been quoted or the subject of profiles in the media including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Indus Business Journal, Gazette, Potomac Almanac, India Today, Indian Panorama, Wharton Journal, Fortune Magazine, CFA Magazine, Tampa Bay Tribune, TheStreet.com, Smart Money and Dow Jones/MarketWatch. He began his career founding a technology start-up company with his brother. Manpreet graduated in the Honors Program Cum Laude with a B.S. in Finance and citation in Entrepreneurship from the University of Maryland at College Park. Manpreet has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business with a triple major in Finance, Entrepreneurial Management and Real Estate. While at Wharton, Manpreet served as a Fund Fellow managing a part of the school's endowment and had an internship at Stark Investments, focusing on investing in the Long/Short equity book. Mr. Singh holds the CFA charter and at the time of receiving his charter he was considered one of the youngest CFA charterholders in the world. He was named the "Most Ambitious" CFA charterholder by the CFA institute in 2006. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Washington Society of Investment Analysts. In addition, he is a Director of the LaKan Foundation, a Charter Member of TiE DC, Vice President of the Wharton Club of DC.
GUAYLON ARNIC
EQUITY ANALYST
Guaylon Arnic joined Profit Investment Management in March of 2007 as an Equity Analyst. His duties include fundamental research in the healthcare and the industrial sectors of the market. Prior to joining Profit Investment Management, Mr. Arnic served as the Director of Corporate Development and Investor relations for MDC Holdings, where he worked on the company's mergers and acquisitions, as well as heading up the Investor Relations efforts. Mr. Arnic also worked at US Bancorp Asset Management from 2001 to 2004 as an Equity Analyst where he covered the consumer discretionary sector. Mr. Arnic holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Management from Tennessee State University. Guaylon is currently a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate.
MATTHEW KO, CFA
EQUITY ANALYST
Matthew Ko joined Profit Investment Management in March of 2008 as an Equity Analyst, covering financial stocks. He previously worked as an Institutional Broker in the High Yield and Equity groups at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey and as an investment banker in the Leveraged Finance and Private Placements groups at Banc of America Securities. He graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University with a degree in finance. Mr. Ko is currently a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate.
NINA AICARDI
EQUITY ANALYST
Nina Aicardi joined Profit Investment Management in June of 2010 as an Equity Analyst covering consumer discretionary and consumer staples stocks. Prior to joining Profit Investment Management, she was an equity research analyst covering retail and small cap consumer stocks at Telsey Advisory Group. Earlier in her career, she was an investment banking associate in the consumer and retail group at Deutsche Bank. She graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research, and received her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School with a concentration in finance.
CARLOTTA J OLIVER
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & CLIENT SERVICES
Carlotta Oliver joined Profit Investment Management in December 2010. Her responsibilities include new business development and assisting with servicing of existing firm clients. Prior to joining Profit, Ms. Oliver was Managing Director for a local fixed income advisory firm where she was responsible for business development, client service and strategic firm planning and development. She has also worked in the capacity of business development and client service head for New York and California based investment management firms. In total Ms. Oliver brings more than 25 years of investment management experience including business development, client service, operations, and technology and trading to our firm. Ms. Oliver serves as a member of the Spending Affordability Committee for Baltimore County. Ms. Oliver holds an MBA in Business from Regis University and a BSBA in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
SHAWNA FRAZIER
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING
Shawna Frazier joined Profit Investment Management in February 2011. Her responsibilities include developing new business opportunities for Profit's mutual funds through the retail channel as well marketing Profit separate account products to institutional clients. Prior to joining Profit, Shawna spent over 10 years working on the Equity Sales and Trading desks of Goldman Sachs and most recently Oppenheimer, where she was an Executive Director. As a salesperson, Shawna provided Institutional Equity coverage to some of the top mutual funds and hedge funds in NYC. She also holds the following securities licenses: Series 7, 63 and 3. Shawna Frazier received a B.S. degree in Marketing from Hampton University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. Prior to receiving her MBA from the Wharton School, Shawna worked in marketing for Merrill Lynch where she was the recipient of the Merrill Lynch President's award for the successful launch of three Mutual Fund Advisory products.
MONTINA ANDERSON
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Montina J. Anderson has been an investment professional for the past 15 years. Before joining Profit Investment Management in March 2008, she worked as a wealth management professional for Citigroup and Merrill Lynch respectively. Upon graduating from undergraduate school, she served as a sales assistant on the Institutional Government Bond Desk, at a Wall Street firm in New York City. She holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from American University. Montina is Treasurer and an active member of the Prince George's County Chapter ofThe Links Inc., and serves as Assistant Treasurer for The Recreation Wish List Committee Board which provides quality enrichment services to the District of Columbia's children and teens during non-school, weekend and summer hours in safe, well-maintained facilities and parks.
ALBA GONZALEZ
PORTFOLIO ANALYST
Alba Gonzalez joined Profit Investment Management in March of 2008 as a Portfolio Analyst. Her responsibilities include portfolio reconciliations, annual client reporting, maintaining databases, and client services fulfillment. Prior joining Profit, Ms. Gonzalez worked as a portfolio analyst at Fortigent. She also worked as an analyst at Wells Fargo in the mortgage asset backed securities department. Ms. Gonzalez has over eight years of industry experience. She holds a M.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Finance/International Business from the University of Maryland.
FARAZ SALEEM
PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATOR
Faraz Saleem joined Profit Investment Management in July of 2010 as a Portfolio Administrator. His responsibilities include portfolio bookkeeping, reconciliations, monthly, quarterly and annual client reporting, maintaining databases, and backup trading. He previously worked as an investment banking operations analyst at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in New York. While at JP Morgan he was responsible for managing 250+ institutional client accounts, and performed several tasks including client reporting and global trade settlements. After working on the broker side servicing client accounts for almost three years, Faraz returned home to Maryland and transitioned to the buy side. He holds a B.S. in Finance from Towson University.
CHRISTINE CLARK
PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATOR
Christine Clark joined Profit Investment Management in March of 2008 as a Portfolio Administrator. Her responsibilities include portfolio bookkeeping, reconciliation and client reporting. Prior to joining Profit Investment, Christine worked as a Staff Accountant for International Partnership for Microbicides a non-profit product development partnership (PDP) established in 2002 to prevent HIV transmission for women in developing countries. There she was responsible for managing the payroll for their U.S. and international offices and other various accounting responsibilities. She is finalizing her B.A. degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Banking and Finance at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. In her spare time, Christine participates in the Angelic Steps dance ministry at Celebration Church in Columbia, Maryland or she is playing on the Baltimore Gray's tournament softball team.
TABITHA BLAND
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Tabitha Bland joined Profit Investment Management in May of 2009 as an Administrative Assistant. Her responsibilities include, general administrative functions, document production and client service. Prior to joining Profit, Tabitha was an Administrative Assistant for Nationwide Asset Services in Phoenix , AZ. There she acted as a liaison with creditors and worked closely with the finance departments to resolve disputes and increase productivity, as well as other various administrative responsibilities. She is in the process of receiving her B.A. in Business Administration at Montgomery College.
