Steve Skatrud

Mr. Stephen W.
Skatrud, CFA MBA, is Client Portfolio Manager & Director of Client Service at Sustainable Growth Advisers LP.
Mr. Skatrud is a member of the Investment Committee and is responsible for client and consultant communication.
Prior to joining Sustainable Growth Advisers, he was employed by Russell Investments as a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst for approximately 14 years during which he researched and ranked US equity managers, managed large multi-manager US equity portfolios and became very familiar with SGA and its investment approach.
He also supervised a diverse team of investment professionals as Head of US Equity Research.
Prior to joining Russell Investments, he was Director of Benefits Finance and Investment, Harnischfeger Industries, Milwaukee, WI from 1995-1999, working closely with subsidiaries in the US, UK, Canada and Australia to ensure that employee benefit plans were appropriately invested.
He also was Assistant Treasurer at Marquette University where he was responsible for overseeing the University’s endowment, charitable trusts and short-term investments.
Prior to Marquette University, he served as a Vice President at M&I Investment Management Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, responsible for investing high-net-worth and institutional trust portfolios.
Mr. Skatrud received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management from Beloit College and his MBA in Finance and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis.
He holds FINRA Series 7.