Our Team
Partners:
Harry W. Segalas, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Harry founded HS Management Partners in June of 2007. Prior to the formation of HSMP, he served as Chairman, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Inc. In addition to overseeing the firm’s U.S. investment team, Harry directly managed $4 billion of institutional and high-net-worth client assets worldwide. From 1987 until joining W.P. Stewart in 1990, he was the Senior Packaged Food Analyst at Shearson Lehman Hutton. Harry began his career in 1982 as a research analyst at L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg & Towbin. He has a B.A. in Political Science and History from Tufts University.
David A. Altman, CFA, Partner & Director of Research
Prior to joining the firm in October of 2007, David served as Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at W.P. Stewart & Co., Inc. In addition to his research responsibility, David managed approximately $1 billion of institutional and high-net-worth client assets. Before joining W.P. Stewart in 1993, David was a Research Analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he began his investment career in 1981. David was Institutional Investor’s top ranked analyst for Electrical Equipment for six consecutive years. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas.
Gregory A. Nejmeh, CFA, Partner & President
Greg spent 23 years of his sell side career at three investment banks, where he specialized in equity research coverage of the homebuilding and building products industries. From 2000 to 2004, Greg was a Managing Director with Deutsche Bank. Prior to that, Greg was a Principal with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Before joining DLJ in 1996, Greg was a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, where he began his investment career at Shearson/American Express in 1981. Prior to joining the Firm in 2007, Greg was a private investor. Greg earned repeated top rankings for his analytical work spanning three decades, including multiple number one citations, from Institutional Investor, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters Institutional Survey and The Greenwich Survey. Greg has a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College.
Barton H. Buxbaum, CFA, Partner & Director of Client Development
Prior to joining the firm in October of 2007, Bart was Senior Vice President & Product Manager at TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC, a position he held since early 2006. Previously, Bart was President of W.P. Stewart Asset Management (NA), responsible for U.S. client service and marketing. Prior to joining W.P. Stewart in 2001, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager and Director at Citigroup Global Asset Management. Bart began his investment career in the equity research department of T. Rowe Price Associates in 1982. He has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Professionals:
Shannon T. Brown, Senior Vice President, Client Development & Chief Administrative Officer
Prior to joining the firm in May of 2008, Shannon was with Fortress Investment Group. From 2003 until she joined Fortress in 2007, Shannon was Vice President of W.P. Stewart Asset Management (NA). At W.P. Stewart, Shannon worked on strategic projects with both the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and Director of Marketing. She also dealt extensively with outside vendors in the development and coordination of client communications. Shannon began her investment career in the Analyst Program at J.P. Morgan Investment Management. She holds a B.S. in Marketing from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and London Business School.
Mark E. Dreifus, Vice President, Trading & IT
Prior to joining the firm in October of 2007, Mark worked for four years at a boutique accounting firm where his duties included financial statement analysis, corporate tax compilation and estate planning. Mark holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Bernard Baruch College.
Robert G. Gebhart, CFA Senior Vice President & Senior Investment Officer
Rob joined HS Management Partners (HSMP) in the fourth quarter of 2011. From 2002-2008, he was an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at W.P. Stewart, working on the investment team alongside two HSMP partners for the majority of this time. Rob joined Grisanti Brown & Partners in 2008, where he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager and jointly managed a concentrated portfolio of U.S. Equities. He began his analytical career in 1993 with Huntington Bancshares before moving to State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio in 1997 and then to Merrill Lynch in 1999, where he was a Director in U.S. Equity Research responsible for covering companies in the insurance sector. Rob has a B.S. in Finance from Miami University and serves on the investment advisory committee of The Navigators in Colorado Springs, CO.
Carla P. Greer, Associate, Client Development
Prior to joining the firm in January of 2008, Carla worked for Kern Capital Management, LLC, where she was responsible for responding to RFPs and maintaining consultant databases. Carla has over two decades of work experience, including positions she held at TimesSquare Capital Management, Neuberger Berman and William D. Witter.
Cameron J. Livingstone, CFA, CIPM, Senior Vice President of Investments & Operations
Cameron joined the Firm in January of 2008. From 2004 to 2007 he was Senior Vice President of Client Service at W.P. Stewart Asset Management (NA), where he worked closely with the firm’s Chief Investment Officer on many of the firm’s largest institutional and high-net-worth clients. Prior to joining W.P. Stewart, he was Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he managed over $250 million in U.S. equity investments. He began his investment career at Dean Witter in 1989. Cameron holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Delaware and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CIPM Association.
Maite G. MacDonald, Vice President, Administration & Legal
Maite joined the firm in the first quarter of 2012. From 2005 to 2008, Maite was an associate in the capital markets practice at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Maite served as a paralegal at the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General and has worked as an attorney in the USA, Cuba and Venezuela. Prior to joining HSMP, Maite was an adjunct professor teaching business courses at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. A native Spanish speaker, Maite is a member of the Bar of the State of New York. She is a graduate of the University of Havana Law School (Licenciado en Derecho, summa cum laude, 1995) and Harvard Law School (LL.M. 2005).
Katelyn R. Nejmeh, Associate, Investments & Client Development
Prior to joining the firm in November 2011, Katelyn was the president and founder of Style by Katelyn, LLC, a fashion consulting company. Katelyn is a 2010 graduate of Fordham University and holds a B.S. from Fordham’s College of Business Administration with a dual concentration in finance and marketing as well as a specialization in international business and a minor in economics. Katelyn is a board member of the Midland Park Children’s Love Fund responsible for fundraising initiatives, and is a committee member of the North Jersey chapter of the March of Dimes Harvest Ball.
Ronald R. Staib, CSCP, Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Operations
Prior to joining the Firm in October of 2007, Ron was a Vice President in Operations at Lehman Brothers. He became associated with Lehman Brothers after they acquired Neuberger Berman in 2005. Ron started with Neuberger Berman in 1986 and managed a variety of operational departments during his tenure, including Internal Audit, Credit/Margin, Operations Control and Account Administration. From 1982 to 1986, Ron worked for ADP in their Brokerage Services Division. He began his career at Citibank in 1981. Ron holds a B.A. in Economics from Binghamton University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Adelphi University. Ron is a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School and has been designated as a Certified Securities Compliance Professional by the National Society of Compliance Professionals.