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
26 years investment industry experience
Joined Harris Associates in 2006

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At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.

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