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Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2016, Kip’s work included positions with Fifth Third Private Bank (Vice President and Private Bank Team Lead), Tri-State Superior Walls, LLC (President), Arthur Anderson Corporate Finance (Senior Associate) and Fifth Third Bank (Bank Associate and Credit Analyst).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2008, Ellis’s work included positions at Haberer Registered Investment Advisors (Vice President and Portfolio Manager), Foster & Motley, Inc. (Portfolio Manager), Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (Branch Manager), Fidelity Investments (Financial Representative) and Gradison McDonald & Company Securities (Mutual Fund Sales & Administrative Representative).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2004, Ed’s work included positions at Northern Trust (Vice President and Senior Investment Counselor), LaSalle Bank (Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager), Star Bank (Portfolio Manager) and Fifth Third Bank (Trust Officer and Portfolio Manager).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor, Bob’s work included positions at Franklin Templeton (San Mateo, CA), Industrial Growth Partners (San Francisco, CA), and Thomas Weisel Partners (New York, NY).

Prior to forming Bahl & Gaynor in 1990, Vere’s work included positions at Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Managing Director) and U. S. Trust (Portfolio Manager).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2014, Jeff’s work included positions at Goldman Sachs (Managing Director and Head of High Yield Credit Trading), Bank of America (Vice President, High Yield Credit Trading Department), Lehman Brothers (Investment Grade Credit Trading and Debt Capital Markets Investment Banking).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 1997, Ellie’s work included positions at Bartlett & Co. (Senior Portfolio Manager), First National Bank of Maryland (Vice President and Unit Head), and Mellon Bank (Divisional Representative).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor, Andy’s experience included 20 years and various positions at Huntington Bank where he last served as Senior Vice President. Previously Andy worked at US Bank (Portfolio Manager), and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Financial Advisor).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor, Maura’s work included various positions in private wealth management at both US Bank and Fifth Third Bank; Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, specializing in complex family relationships. In addition to managing client portfolios, she has previous experience with assets under management, local endowments, foundations and not-for-profit entities.

Prior to his role as Portfolio Manager, Sam served as a Portfolio Analyst at Bahl & Gaynor after joining the firm full-time in 2015. Prior to his full-time positions at Bahl & Gaynor, Sam served in the United States Army as a commissioned officer achieving the rank of Captain. Sam worked as an intern with Bahl & Gaynor while pursuing his undergraduate degree.

As a Portfolio Manager, Chip has a local focus working primarily with high net worth individuals and families as well as select institutional clients. Significant prior experience allows him to work with many multi-generational clients that employ various legacy transition vehicles. Chip is a member of the Investment Committee covering the Industrials sector.

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 1997, Chip’s work included positions at Fifth Third Bank (Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager), Kendle Research Associates (Chief Financial Officer), and Deloitte & Touche (Capital Markets Division Manager).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2014, Jim’s work included positions at U. S. Bank (Senior Equity Strategist and Regional Investment Director of US Bank Wealth Management) and Fifth Third Bank (Managing Director and Vice President).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2001, Scott’s work included positions at Northern Trust (Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager), Waddell & Reed (Research Analyst), and Fifth Third Bank (Assistant Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2005, John’s work included positions at Fifth Third Bank (Managing Director, Core Equity Strategies), Central Trust Company (Investment Analyst) and The Citizens and Southern National Bank (Commercial Loan Officer).

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2019, Eric was Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Fifth Third’s Private Bank managing investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals and families. Prior to Fifth Third, he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Renaissance Investment Management for 10 years with responsibilities that included portfolio management and equity research for the firm’s institutional clients. His professional experience also includes accounting and audit work for Fifth Third before he joined the Bank’s trust department in 2000 to perform investment research for income-oriented institutional and high-net-worth portfolios.

Prior to joining Bahl & Gaynor in 2022, Mike worked as a Manager in Advisory Sales at Nationwide Financial.