Management Team
EDWARD R. ALLEN III, PH.D., CFA®
Senior Partner and Portfolio Manager
Mr. Allen is a founder and Senior Partner of Eagle since 1996. He serves on the MLP portfolio management team and is a member of the MLP Investment committee. Mr. Allen is also a member of the Domestic and International Equity Committees. Prior to founding Eagle, Mr. Allen was employed by Eagle Management & Trust Company, which was acquired by Boatmen's Trust Company and then NationsBank. Before entering the investment advisory business, he served as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Houston. He earned a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. Mr. Allen also is currently the Vice Chairman of the board of the Asia Society Texas Center and serves on the investment committees of a number of non-profits. Mr. Allen holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is also a member of the American Finance Association, the CFA Institute, and the CFA Society of Houston.
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STEVEN S. RUSSO
Senior Partner and Portfolio Manager
Steven is a co-founder and Senior Partner of Eagle Global Advisors. Steven serves as Director of Client Service and is a member of the investment committees for the firm's strategies. He is also a Portfolio Manager for a variety of institutional and high net worth clients. Prior to founding Eagle, Steven was employed by Eagle Management & Trust Company and Criterion Investment Management Company. Steven earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Texas and an MBA from Rice University. Steven also serves as a Board Member of the M.A. Wright Fund at Rice University's Jones School of Management.
ALEX MEIER
Portfolio Manager
Alex serves as Co-Head of the Eagle Energy Infrastructure team and Co-Chair of the Energy Infrastructure Investment Committee. He shares Portfolio Manager responsibilities for the firm's four separate Energy Infrastructure strategies. Prior to joining Eagle in 2013, Alex was employed by Waterfront Capital Partners as a Portfolio Manager focusing on Exploration & Production, Midstream & Utilities. Prior to Waterfront, Alex was a Managing Director at Zimmer Lucas Capital focused on E&P, MLP and utility securities. Other past work experience includes corporate development and financial planning at UniSource Energy and investment banking at Lehman Brothers. He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Chicago.
MICHAEL CERASOLI, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Michael leads the Renewables effort at Eagle Global Advisors, including the development of active and passive strategies, and portfolio management. He is also the Co-Head of the Energy Infrastructure team and Co-Chair of the Energy Infrastructure Investment Committee. He shares Portfolio Manager responsibilities for the firm's four separate Energy Infrastructure strategies. Prior to joining Eagle in May 2014 Michael was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. for ten years where he covered Midstream for seven years and small/mid cap Oil Services for three. Prior to Goldman, Michael worked for three years as a sell-side equity trader at various Wall Street firms. He earned bachelor's degrees in Economics and History from Union College, and an MBA from the Hagan School of Business at Iona College. Michael holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Greg Anderson
President & Chief Investment Officer
Prior to founding Princeton Fund Advisors, LLC and its affiliated entities, Mr. Anderson was a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Investment Manager Search, Evaluation, and Due Diligence at Portfolio Management Consultants, Inc. Mr. Anderson was previously employed with Deloitte & Touche where he specialized in the areas of estate planning, health care and non-profit organizations, and tax and personal finance planning for high net worth individuals. Mr. Anderson holds a B.A. degree from Hamline University in Minnesota and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Law. Mr. Anderson is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Zachary Slater
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager Member
Mr. Slater joined Princeton Fund Advisors, LLC and its affiliated entities in 2011 to conduct and oversee research on new investment opportunities. His experience includes evaluating and monitoring traditional, alternative and private investment strategies. Additionally, he has experience transitioning strategies into different investment vehicles. Mr. Slater is responsible for sourcing new managers, conducting due diligence on potential managers and ongoing monitoring of current managers and investments. He holds a B.S. from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
