Brandes Regional Directors and Managers

Chris Hassett
Regional Director
ATLANTIC
atlantic@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3199

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Atlantic region of the United States
• Relevant experience began in 2011
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2012
• Prior Career Highlights
  • Senior Regional Associate with Brandes Investment Partners
  • Business Development Associate with Sunrise Capital Partners
• Education and Skills
  • Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Diego

John P. Kelly
Regional Director
CENTRAL
central@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3386

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Central region of the United States
• Relevant experience began in 1995
• With Brandes Investment Partners 1998-2007 and rejoined in 2011
• Prior Career Highlights
• Vice President and Advisor Consultant with Nuveen Investments
• Founding member and Managing Director with Schooner Investment Group and Advisor to the Schooner Fund
• Regional Manager with Brandes Investment Partners
• Account Executive with Dean Witter Reynolds
• Education and Skills
• MBA from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University
• BS from Vanderbilt University

Joseph N. Ferrara, CRPC®
Regional Director
GREAT PLAINS
greatplains@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3677

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Great Plains region of the United States
• Relevant experience began in 2008
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2012
• Prior Career Highlights
• Financial Planning Associate with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
• Education and Skills
  • Bachelor’s degrees in finance, marketing, and leadership studies from the University of Rhode Island

Kevin Grieve, CIMA®
Regional Director
NORTHEAST
northeast@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3678

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Northeast region of the United States
• Experience began in 2004
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2013
• Prior Career Highlights
• Senior Regional Investment Consultant with Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Inc.
• Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley
• Financial Advisor with Oppenheimer & Co.
• Education and Skills
  • BS in business administration from Endicott College

Javier Fernandez
Regional Director
GREAT LAKES
greatlakes@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3386

• Experience
  • Current Responsibilities
    • Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Great Lakes region of the United States
  • Experience began in 2007
  • Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2008
  • Prior Career Highlights
    • Regional Manager with Brandes Investment Partners
    • Senior Regional Associate with Brandes Investment Partners
    • Investment Services Administrator with Brandes Investment Partners
    • Portfolio Accounting Associate with Brandes Investment Partners
• Education and Skills
  • Bachelors in economics from California State University San Marcos
  • Fluent in Spanish

Michael Martin
Regional Director
PACIFIC
pacific@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3199

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Pacific region of the United States
• Experience began in 2002
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2002
• Prior Career Highlights
• Sales Associate with Decision Capital Management
• Education and Skills
  • BA in economics from the University of California, San Diego

Trevor Smallwood, CIMA®
Regional Director
SOUTHEAST and
LATIN AMERICA
southeast@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3677

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Southeast region of the United States
• Experience began in 1993
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2012
• Prior Career Highlights
• Vice President, Institutional Consulting Services with Merrill Lynch
• Vice President, Advisor Consultant with Nuveen Investments
• Advisor Consultant with BlackRock Asset Management
• Education and Skills
• BA in political science from Syracuse University

Wm. Tyler Harden, CIMA®
Regional Director
SOUTHWEST
southwest@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext. 3570

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Southwest region of the United States
• Experience began in 1993
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 1998
• Prior Career Highlights
• Regional Investment Management Analyst with Paine Webber 
• Regional Investment Management Analyst with Prudential Securities
• Education and Skills
• BA from the University of Southern California

Tony Pamaran
Regional Manager
BIG SKY
bigsky@brandes.com
800.237.7119 ext.3677

• Experience
• Current Responsibilities
• Service Brandes' professional money management relationships with clients and investment companies in the Big Sky region of the United States
• Experience began in 2013
• Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 2014
• Prior Career Highlights
• Senior Regional Associate with Brandes Investment Partners
• Account Manager with National Funding
• Education and Skills
• Bachelors in economics from San Diego State University