Silas A. Myers, CFA is a co-founder and majority shareholder of Mar Vista Investment Partners. He serves as a portfolio manager for the firm’s Strategic Growth and Focus strategies and has 30 years of investment experience. Before starting Mar Vista in 2007, Silas spent seven years as a portfolio manager and analyst at Roxbury Capital Management. He was also an equity analyst and product specialist at Hotchkis and Wiley, where he performed in-depth industry and company analysis. He began his career as a vice president and portfolio manager at Utendahl Capital Management. He has a B.A. in psychology and an M.B.A., both from Harvard University. He is also a Robert A. Toigo Foundation Alumnus.