RJ Smolenski
Director of Research - Equity at Pitcairn Group LP
Profile
Mr. Ronald J.
Smolenski, Jr., is a Managing Director of Investment Research at Pitcairn Group LP.
He is responsible for managing all aspects of the investment manager research process and open architecture investment platform.
With over two decades of industry experience and a twenty-year tenure at Pitcairn, he has held a multitude of investment roles.
Prior to Pitcairn’s move to open architecture in 2008, Mr. Smolenski supported the firm’s proprietary investment program as an analyst, developing keen insight into investment management styles, portfolio analysis, and client service.
In 2008, Mr. SMolenski was responsible for the collaborative, multi-disciplinary build of Pitcairn's open architecture investment program, including a pioneering tax overlay program, a program he built and managed for its first five years and now provides oversight to.
In 2011, he was named Director of Research and was named Managing Director in 2019 for his contributions to the firm.
His research expertise is in equities and, under his leadership, Pitcairn domestic equity portfolios have outperformed the market, since inception, while also tallying a double digit annualized total return over the first decade of the open architecture program.
He also led the development of Pitcairn’s sustainable investment offering, which launched in 2016, and currently represents an area of significant growth for the firm.
Mr. Smolenski has a BBA from James Madison University, with a concentration in Finance.
He is a member of the Investments and Wealth Institute and holds the designation of Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA).
He has completed the Chartered Alternative Investment Association’s Fundamentals of Alternative Investments certificate program, as well as California Institute of Technology's (CalTech) Innovation Through Education certificate program.
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Pitcairn Group LP
Pitcairn Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Pitcairn Group LP (Pitcairn) is a wealth management and holding firm headquartered in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Pitcairn was founded in 1923 and provides investment advice and implementation to individuals and their families. | Director of Research - Equity | 1999-12-31 |
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James Madison University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Pitcairn Group LP
Pitcairn Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Pitcairn Group LP (Pitcairn) is a wealth management and holding firm headquartered in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Pitcairn was founded in 1923 and provides investment advice and implementation to individuals and their families. | Finance |
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