Kathleen O. Gerdes

Managing Director, Marketing & Client Relations

Vice President, Oakmark Funds
B.A., Oberlin College, 1993
M.B.A., Northwestern University, 2005
Business Development Officer at Atlantic Trust Stein Roe, 1997-2006; Planning and Development Associate for the Jane Addams Hull House Association, 1994-97
Joined the industry in 1997
Joined Harris Associates in 2006

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