Management

Andrew (Andy) Cantor, CFA, Principal

Director of Fixed Income Investments
37 Years of Investment Experience

Mr. Cantor is a founding Principal of Sawgrass Asset Management and serves as the firm’s Director of Fixed Income. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Sawgrass intermediate and broad market portfolios and serves on the firm’s management committee. Prior to the formation of Sawgrass, he spent 15 years at Barnett Capital Advisors, Inc. where he was responsible for creating the institutional group’s fixed income investment discipline and served as head of all taxable fixed income assets. Prior to Barnett, he worked for Gulf United Corporation, where he was responsible for economic and interest rate analysis and the management of approximately $1.1 billion in fixed income investments. He has over 30 years of experience managing funds for pension, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, corporate reserves and individuals. Mr. Cantor received his B.S. in Mathematics from Florida Atlantic University and his M.A. in Economics from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Cantor has served as President of the Jacksonville Financial Analysts Society, holds a membership in The CFA Institute (formerly AIMR) and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Brian K. Monroe, Principal

Director of Sales & Marketing
23 Years of Investment Experience

Mr. Monroe is a founding Principal of Sawgrass Asset Management and serves as the firm’s Director of Sales & Marketing. He is responsible for all new business development and marketing efforts for Sawgrass and serves on the firm’s management committee. Prior to Sawgrass, Mr. Monroe was directly responsible for all national market sales and new business development at Barnett Asset Management. He also developed and served client and consultant relationships in the Florida and national marketplace. His previous experience also includes working with SEI Capital Resources in their New York City office where he served as Primary Consultant to institutional plan sponsors in the corporate endowment, foundation, Taft-Hartley and hospital industries for over five years. Mr. Monroe earned his B.S. and M.B.A. in Finance from Providence College and currently serves as a committee member for the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE). Mr. Monroe also holds a Series 65.

Dean McQuiddy, CFA, Principal

Director of Equity Investments
29 Years of Investment Experience

Mr. McQuiddy is a founding Principal of Sawgrass Asset Management and directs the firm’s equity management and research efforts. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Sawgrass small cap growth equity portfolios and serves on the firm’s management committee. Prior to Sawgrass, he spent 15 years at Barnett Capital Advisors, Inc. and was solely responsible for creating the firm’s small cap growth product in January of 1987. Mr. McQuiddy received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Florida and holds a membership in and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from The CFA Institute (formerly AIMR).

Martin (Marty) LaPrade, CFA, Partner

Equity Portfolio Manager
34 Years of Investment Experience

Mr. LaPrade is a Partner at Sawgrass Asset Management and serves as an Equity Portfolio Manager, primarily responsible for large and small cap growth portfolios at Sawgrass Asset Management. As a member of the equity research committee and the firm’s management committee, he is responsible for merging quantitative equity models with specific security selection. Prior to Sawgrass, he was an equity portfolio manager with Barnett Capital Advisors, Inc. where he was an integral part of the institutional investment team and research committee. Mr. LaPrade received his B.S. in Accounting from Furman University. He is a member of the Jacksonville Financial Analysts Society and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from The CFA Institute (formerly AIMR), of which he is also a member.