Ms. Silver co-founded Redwood Investments in 2004 and is responsible for day-to-day management of the firm. She serves as Co-CIO and Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the global investment team.  She has primary research coverage responsibilities for consumer and health care sectors. Previously, Ms. Silver was a Managing Director and Head of Growth Equity for Neuberger Berman where she launched the firm’s growth investing capabilities.  Prior to Neuberger Berman, she spent 16 years at Putnam Investments culminating with a senior leadership role as a Managing Director. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst®. She received her MBA from Stanford University and her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College.

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Mr. Mufson co-founded Redwood Investments in 2004 and is responsible for day-to-day management of the firm.  He serves as Co-CIO and Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the global investment team. He has primary research coverage responsibilities for industrials, technology, telecommunication services and utilities sectors.  Before Redwood, Mr. Mufson was a Managing Director at Putnam Investments and a member of the Executive Committee.  At Putnam, he managed Small and Large Cap strategies. He began his career at Stein Roe & Farnham where he was a Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager for the Liberty Utility Fund. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst®. He received his MBA from Emory University and his Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University.

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Mr. Makkas joined Redwood Investments as a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the global investment team. His primary research coverage includes health care and industrials sectors. Mr. Makkas was previously the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Beacon Growth Equity Team at Wells Fargo Asset Management and had previously held roles as Senior Analyst with Alydar Capital and Co-Lead Portfolio Manager/Analyst for the Small/Mid Cap Team at State Street Global Advisors. He received his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University.

Mr. Samet is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the global investment team. He started his career with Redwood as an operations and trading associate working closely with the portfolio managers. He eventually became a research analyst and then named Portfolio Manager. His primary research coverage includes consumer, media, internet, services and alternative energy stocks.  Previously, Mr. Samet worked as an associate at Rochester Management Corp., a commercial real estate firm, conducting market research and feasibility studies for commercial properties. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst®.  He received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

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Mr. Smith is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the global investment team. Prior to joining Redwood, he was the CIO of Global Emerging Markets at BNP Paribas Asset Management where he led two Global Emerging Market portfolios.  Before BNP, Mr. Smith was the lead portfolio manager on the Turner Investments’ Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio and a Portfolio Manager on the Global and International Growth Portfolio and the Resource and Infrastructure Long/Short Fund. Also an accomplished rower, Mr. Smith was a member of the US National Rowing team where he competed for the United States in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst®. He received his M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University.

Ms. Cha joined Redwood as an associate in the operations department where she supported the investment and trading teams with client reporting. In 2018, she became a member of the global investment team.  She was promoted to Research Analyst in 2022. In her role, Ms. Cha is responsible for research of Non-US equities. She is fluent in Korean. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business administration and a concentration in accounting.

Mr. Goodman joined Redwood in 2008 and has served in roles within the Operations and Trading areas prior to becoming a Senior Quantitative Analyst for the global investment team.  He was promoted to Head of Risk Management & Quantitative Analysis in 2022. With more than 10 years of experience in data analytics and portfolio risk management, he works side by side with the investment team to manage, oversee and analyze all of the quantitative elements of the investment team and supports all strategies with rigorous risk management and reporting. Mr. Goodman is fluent in Hebrew. Before joining Redwood, he served in the elite Intelligence Unit (8200) of the Israeli Defense Forces where he was tasked with data analysis for defense and security initiatives. He received a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Sciences at Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Dwyer joined Redwood Investments as an Analyst in operations and trading before being promoted to Head Trader. In this role, he is responsible for the firm’s global trading infrastructure and processes.  In addition to his day-to-day trading responsibilities, he manages the desk and oversees relationships with our sell-side partners. Prior to Redwood, he held a variety of sales and management positions in a specialty retail company.  As the company’s top salesperson and a leader and mentor in store operations, Mr. Dwyer cultivated a significant client base and guided the company through a high growth period. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Central Connecticut State University.

Elijah Osagie is the 2023 Wall Street Diversity Accelerator Intern. He recently completed his freshman year at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a Berkeley Scholar, a program at Providence College that aims to provide career development resources to high achieving diverse students. Elijah grew upin Randolph, MA with his parent and sisters. His parents emigrated from Nigeria to the U.S. He  attended Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School (BB&N) in Cambridge, MA.