Donald Jowdy, C.I.O., Corporate Background for Investment Management, Tampa, Florida

Donald Jowdy
President and Chief Investment Officer
Prior to founding Suncoast Equity Management, Inc., Donald Jowdy was a Portfolio Manager with Polen Capital Management. The firm consistently performed in the top 10% of its peer group for three, five and ten year periods, as measured by several industry consultants including Effron/PSN and Nelson's Investment Manager Database. During his tenure, Mr. Jowdy played a key role in the company's growth from $20 million in assets to approximately $250 million. Don then served in an advisory capacity to Polen Capital Management during its growth to over $1 billion in client assets.

Previously, Mr. Jowdy was an equity analyst with 13D Research, Inc., advising institutional clients through an independent investment research organization. He provided an in-depth analysis of domestic as well as global investment opportunities in areas such as Latin America, Southeast Asia and the People's Republic of China.

Don Jowdy was also a Senior Associate with the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand). He is a graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Accounting.