Tom Eck, CFA is a Managing Director. He joined Silvercrest in 2019 as a result of Silvercrest’s acquisition of Cortina Asset Management, where he was a founding principal. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the investment industry. In addition to his broader portfolio management oversight, his deep research effort is directed toward health care, financial and media companies. Mr. Eck joined the State of Wisconsin Investment Board in 1997, spending two years as a Research Analyst, and from 1999 to 2001 he was an Analyst for a small/mid-cap domestic equities team at Strong Capital Management. In 2001, Mr. Eck joined U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, now known as Nuveen Asset Management,