Co-Head of Dynamic Growth Equity

Thomas Ognar, CFA

30 years in investment industry

Biography

Thomas (Tom) Ognar is a managing director, senior portfolio manager, and co-head of the Dynamic Growth Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, Tom was at Strong Capital Management, where he worked as a research analyst and later became a portfolio manager. Before that, he was a research analyst with M&I Investment Management Corp. and a trader with Republic Securities, Inc. Tom began his investment industry career in 1993. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Miami University and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Tom is an alumnus of the Applied Security Analysis Program and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.