Thaddeus Pollock

Mr. Pollock has over 25 years of investment management and corporate finance experience.  He serves as Head of Equities at Mutual of America, overseeing active equity investing teams managing Small Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth and Hedge Fund strategies, serving primarily non-profits across the United States. Prior to joining Mutual of America Capital Management in 2023, he spent 20 years at Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, a boutique investment manager specializing in small to mid capitalization equities.   Starting in 2003, he served as one of the firm’s principle investors first as a Senior Analyst with responsibility over US small- and mid-cap equity markets as well as new issues and international opportunities.  In 2008 he took on additional sector coverage of  Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer and Business Services sectors and additional responsibilities managing equity portfolios, as Portfolio Manager of the Mid-Cap Value and the Small-Mid Cap Value strategies.   Over his tenure, the Mid Cap and Small-Mid Cap Value funds ranked in the top quartile or better versus peers, with recognition from The Wall Street Journal and Lipper.   He also headed the firm’s sustainable investing efforts, including active engagement and soft activism with portfolio investments.

Prior to Cramer Rosenthal, he worked in corporate finance and M&A at Lehman Brothers.   He holds Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and Certified Management Accountant designations.  He also holds the FSA Credential from the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board and is a member of the CFA Society of New York.  In addition, he served in board and advisory roles for non-profit foundations, private companies and venture capital groups as well as a panel judge of Accelerate Yale venture competitions.  Mr. Pollock is a 2000 graduate of Yale University with a BS in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics.  While at Yale he was captain of the Lightweight Crew team, which was the winner of the national championship and Temple Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.