Ryan Smith, CFA

Biography

Ryan Smith is a principal and portfolio manager on the Peregrine Small Cap Growth team and shares the responsibility for fundamental research, stock selection, and portfolio management. He joined Peregrine’s Small Cap Growth team in 2018 as an associate portfolio manager. Prior to joining Peregrine, Ryan was a portfolio manager and analyst at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) for more than 10 years. Earlier, he was an equity research associate at William Blair & Company. He began his career at Ernst & Young. Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Minnesota and CFA Institute.