Andrew S. Offit, CPA
Wellington


Senior Vice President
Partner
Equity Portfolio Manager

Wellington Management Company, LLP

Andy is responsible for managing Global and International Growth portfolios for institutional and mutual fund investors worldwide. The portfolios he manages are invested primarily in larger capitalization securities in developed markets. Andy draws on research provided by Wellington Management's regional and global industry analysts and other global research resources within the firm.

Prior to joining the firm in 1997, Andy worked at Chestnut Hill Management (1997) and at Fidelity Investments (1987 - 1996) as an Analyst and Portfolio Manager on a variety of mutual fund assignments including health care, convertible securities, equity income, and global asset allocation.

 

Education:

Andy recieved his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton, 1987) and his BA in Business Administration from Emory University (1982). He is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Effective November 7, 2008, J. & W. Seligman Co. Incorporated ("Seligman") was acquired by and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. As a result of the acquisition, Seligman's investment advisory contracts were transferred to RiverSource Investments and Seligman Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Seligman, was added as a principal underwriter and distributor of the RiverSource mutual funds.

Seligman mutual funds are distributed by Seligman Advisors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by RiverSource Investments, LLC. Seligman Services, Inc. provides services to fund shareholders. Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of RiverSource Investments, LLC. These companies are part of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.