Lunch & Learn: A Day in the Life of a Portfolio Manager

Speakers

Jake Seltz, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Empiric LT Equity

Allspring Global Investments

Jake Seltz is a portfolio manager for the Empiric LT Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He is the lead manager of the Empiric LT Large Cap Growth SMA product and the Allspring LT Large Growth ETF, while also covering the health care and industrials sectors. Jake joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to joining WFAM, Jake served as a portfolio manager within Wells Fargo Wealth Management, where he began his investment industry career in 1999 as an investment strategist. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Luther College. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

Brent Miller, CFA

Vice President & Investment Manager

Mairs & Power

Brent Miller, CFA is Vice President & Investment Manager, Fixed Income at Mairs & Power, Inc., will be joining the Portfolio Manager Lunch and Learn on October 28.

Brent has served as lead manager for the Minnesota Municipal Bond ETF since its inception in 2021 and became co-manager for the Mairs & Power Balanced Fund in 2024.

James Thorson, CFA, CAIA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Parametric

James Thorson, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager with Parametric, where he designs, trades, and manages overlay portfolios while helping enhance investment processes, efficiencies, and risk controls. He joined Parametric in 2013 after working as a fixed income research intern at Sit Investment Associates. James earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Minnesota and is a member of CFA Society Minnesota.