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Founders

John Anderson

John E. Anderson was founder of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. Mr. Anderson was a successful attorney, entrepreneur, and investor in financial-services businesses. The University of California, Los Angeles, named its business management school, The Anderson School at UCLA, after him. Mr. Anderson was a well-known philanthropist with a distinguished record of service to Southern California in the areas of education, health care, and cultural enrichment, including contributions to institutions such as UCLA, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Mr. Anderson earned a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.B.A. from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, the graduate school of law for Loyola Marymount University.

Richard Kayne

Richard Kayne is founder of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. He began his career in the mid-1960s as an analyst with Loeb Rhodes & Company in New York. Before forming Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Mr. Kayne was a principal of Cantor Fitzgerald & Company where he managed private accounts, a hedge fund, and a portion of firm capital. Mr. Kayne is a trustee and former Chairman of the Investment Committee of the UCLA Foundation and a trustee and co-chairman of the Investment Committee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. He earned a B.S. in Statistics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Allan M. Rudnick

Allan M. Rudnick is founder of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. He has over 40 years of experience in the investment management industry. Before joining Kayne Anderson Rudnick in 1989, Mr. Rudnick was Chief Investment Officer for The Pilgrim Group, overseeing both equity and fixed income mutual funds. Currently, Mr. Rudnick is a Director/Trustee of six mutual funds managed by First Pacific Advisors LLC. Additionally, he is a Director of the closed-end investment company Source Capital, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Rudnick is active in philanthropic activities. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as well as on their Executive and Investment Committees. In addition, he chairs the Children’s Hospital Of Los Angeles’ Advancement Committee. He is on the Board of Directors of Los Angeles Leadership Academy Charter School in East L.A., where he is a visiting instructor in economics. He is also a member of the Cedars-Sinai Investment Committee. Mr. Rudnick previously served as President of the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and on the Trinity College Board of Fellows. Mr. Rudnick earned a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. He is a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc. and the CFA Institute.