Mr. Purintun is co-founder of the firm and has managed investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals and institutions since 1994. Alan provides portfolio management, research and client service. As the firm’s Director of Research, he specializes in equity security valuation and analysis of global macro-economic and financial-market developments.
Prior to co-founding Oarsman Capital, Alan was First Vice President and Portfolio Manager with Baird Investment Management (Robert W. Baird & Co.’s asset management arm) and Principal and Portfolio Manager with Marietta Investment Partners, LLC. Before joining Baird, Alan spent six years as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.
Alan received his MBA degree, with honors, from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College; he also holds a BA degree, magna cum laude, in history from Yale University. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1997.