Investment Team

Robert F. Hill Jr., CFA -Principal & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Hill is responsible for SAM’s investment management operation, portfolio management, and trading. Prior to co-founding SAM in January, 1999, he was the Director of Equity at the Virginia Retirement System where he was responsible for the $16 billion US equity portfolio, including $4.5 billion managed internally. Mr. Hill received his BS, Systems Engineering, from the University of Virginia, an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
E-mail: bhill@samllc.com

 

 

Cameron F. McLennan, CFA - Vice President & Portfolio Manager
Mr. McLennan is responsible for SAM’s fundamental research as well as portfolio management and trading. Prior to joining SAM, he was a fundamental equity analyst at BB&T Capital Markets. Prior to BB&T, Mr. McLennan was an Investment Officer at the Virginia Retirement System where he was involved in the management of the domestic and international equity programs, including the portfolio management of a $1.7 billion Equal Weighted S&P 500 portfolio. A native of Australia, Mr. McLennan received his B. Bus. Finance/Marketing, from the University of Southern Queensland, an MBA from James Madison University, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
E-mail: cmclennan@samllc.com
 

 

Richard Mills, CFA - Vice President
Mr. Mills is responsible for Shenandoah’s back office, systems, and research environment. Prior to joining SAM, he was Senior Investment Analyst for Public Equity at the Virginia Retirement System where his duties included hiring and oversight of equity managers, portfolio management, plan-wide risk management, and systems development for risk analytics & internal quantitative research. Mr. Mills received a BA from the University of Virginia, an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
E-mail: rmills@samllc.com

 

 

Marketing Team

Russell J. Brooks - Principal
Mr. Brooks directs SAM’s new business development and client service. He was a Founder/ Principal of Market Profile Theorems Inc., a Seattle, WA. firm which provides quantitative investment research to major institutional money managers and plan sponsors. Prior to founding MPT, he was director of institutional marketing at Daiwa Securities of America. In 1993, Mr. Brooks was one of five industry practitioners to testify before Congress on soft dollars (Markey Hearings). He received his B.A. from Boston University.
E-mail: rbrooks@samllc.com

 

 

 

Consultant - Investments

Michael P. Painchaud - Principal & Consultant
Mr. Painchaud is a Co-Founder/Principal of Market Profile Theorems, Inc., a Seattle, WA. firm that provides quantitative investment research to major institutional money managers and plan sponsors. Prior to co-founding MPT he served as Director of Research for Daiwa Securities of America where he was responsible for the creation and production of equity research products distributed in the US, Canada, and Japan. He has extensive experience in the fields of systems design, product development, and production. Mr. Painchaud received his B.S. from Michigan State University.
E-mail: mpainchaud@samllc.com