Michael Russell
CFA, Director, Co-Portfolio Manager, US SMID
Michael joined the international business of Federated Hermes in March 2014 as the co-manager of the US SMID Cap strategy. Michael was most recently senior portfolio manager of the Global Developed Markets Equity funds at Nomura Asset Management, where he worked for eight years. During this time, he also acted as portfolio manager of the firm’s US equity funds for five years from 2005. Earlier in his career, Michael held senior roles managing US equity funds at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Mercury Asset Management. He is a CFA charterholder and has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.