Norman H. Lehrer | Jonathan G. Riley | Stuart Friedman | Eric Patterson

Norman H. Lehrer
President

Norman H. Lehrer is president of LMC and chairperson of the Investment Committee. Investment management has been his principal occupation for more than 24 years. He has been an investor in the stock market since 1949 and has managed the portfolios of several associates at their request since 1965.

In 1979, Mr. Lehrer passed the N.A.S.D. Series 1 General Securities Examination and became a Registered Investment Adviser, founding Lehrer Management Company. In 1996, he passed the N.A.S.D. Series 65 Investment Adviser General Law Examination, which was required for adviser registration in some states outside of California.

Before 1980, Mr. Lehrer�s principal employment was in the electronics industry. From 1970 to 1980, he worked as a staff scientist at Watkins Johnson Co., where he founded the cathode-ray tube product line. Prior to that, he was president and technical consultant to Electro-Vision Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of special purpose electron tubes and video displays. He worked at Hughes Research Laboratories as a member of the technical staff, section head, and department manager.

In 1968, Mr. Lehrer was chosen as one of the initial twelve outstanding inventors of the Hughes Aircraft Co. In 1974, he was presented the Frances Rice Darne Memorial Award by the Society for Information Display for advances in display technology.

Mr. Lehrer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the College of the City of New York in 1951. He also received a Master of Science degree in physics from New York University in 1954.

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Jonathan G. Riley
Vice President

Jonathan G. Riley is a portfolio manager and a member of the Investment Committee. He began his career at LMC as an intern in 1997, and in 1998 became a full-time employee as assistant portfolio manager. He was promoted to the position of portfolio manager in 2000 and to Vice President in 2003.

In 1998, Mr. Riley passed the Series 7 exam, as well as the Series 65 exam. Mr. Riley graduated from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics in 1998.

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Stuart Friedman
Portfolio Manager

Stuart Friedman is a portfolio manager and a member of the Investment Committee. Joining LMC in July 2002, Mr. Friedman has been an investor in the stock market for more than a decade. He has worked in the private equity sector for GFI Energy Ventures from 1995-2001, concentrating on opportunities in the deregulated power industry. He also served as U.S. Diplomat for the Department of State between 1985-1992, focusing on U.S. economic and commercial interests.

Mr. Friedman graduated from UC-Berkeley in 1982 with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. In 1985, he received the J.D. degree from UC-Hastings College in San Francisco. Mr. Friedman passed the Series 65 exam in August 2002.

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Eric Patterson, CAIA

Assistant Portfolio Manager

Eric Patterson is an assistant portfolio manager for LMC.  Mr. Patterson graduated with honors from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a minor in Economics.  He joined LMC in 2009 after being an alternative investment analyst with Charles Schwab & Co.

Mr. Patterson has previously worked in strategy consulting focusing on the financial services industry.  His research was quoted in a number of industry publications including Marketwatch, Investment News, Financial Planning Magazine, and FA Insight.  He has also founded and worked at a number of startups that were later acquired.

Mr. Patterson earned his CAIA designation in 2009 and is a Level 2 Candidate for the CFA Charter.

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