Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner
Eric Winterhalter, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, joined Lateef in 2014 and led a management buyout of the firm in 2017. Mr. Winterhalter manages the day to day operations of the firm and has 25 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to Lateef, he was the Co-Founder & Chief Administrative Officer of Tensile Capital Management. In prior years Eric held senior management positions in the industry with Crosslink Capital, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Fidelity Investments, and began his career with Putnam Investments. He received a B.S. degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Maine.