Growth Equity Strategies Team

Aziz Hamzaogullari is the chief investment officer and founder of the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He is the portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. Offerings include the Loomis Sayles Growth, Global Growth and International Growth mutual funds and products outside the US. Aziz is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from Evergreen Investments where he was a senior portfolio manager and managing director. Aziz joined Evergreen in 2001, was promoted to director of research in 2003 and portfolio manager in 2006. He was head of Evergreen’s Berkeley Street Growth Equity team and was the founder of the research and investment process. Prior to Evergreen, Aziz was a senior equity analyst and portfolio manager at Manning & Napier Advisors. He has 30 years of investment industry experience. Aziz earned a BS from Bilkent University, Turkey, and an MBA from George Washington University. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Brian Coyle is a senior equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He is responsible for covering information technology companies, internet retail companies and education services in the consumer discretionary sector, asset management and specialty finance companies in the financials sector, and consulting and human resource services companies in the industrials sector. Brian joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from Evergreen Investments where he was an equity research analyst for the Berkeley Street Growth Equity team supporting the large cap growth and all cap growth strategies since their inception. He has 24 years of investment industry experience. Brian earned a BS and an MBA from Babson College. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Igor Chan is a senior equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he covers energy, industrials and materials companies. Igor joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from EMC where he was a business operations analyst. He has 14 years of investment industry experience. Igor earned a BS and an MS in finance from Bentley University. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Peter Linnard is a senior equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he covers healthcare and levered financial companies. Peter joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from Evergreen Investments where he was an equity research analyst for the Berkeley Street Growth Equity team, supporting the large cap growth and all cap growth strategies since their inception. He has 24 years of investment industry experience. Peter earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from Boston College.

Rayon Ward is a senior equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he covers consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies. He also covers hardware, semiconductor, and communication equipment companies in the information technology sector. Rayon joined Loomis Sayles in 2010 from Evergreen Investments where he was an equity research analyst for the Berkeley Street Growth Equity team supporting the large cap growth and all cap growth strategies since their inception. He has 21 years of investment industry experience. Rayon earned a BS in actuarial science and an MS in economics from the University of the West Indies, and an MS in finance from Bentley University. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Lawrence Keegan is an equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he covers consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies. Lawrence joined Loomis Sayles in 2012 as a fixed income operations analyst. He was promoted to equity research associate upon joining the Growth Equity Strategies Team in 2013. In 2016, Lawrence was promoted to equity analyst. He has 13 years of investment industry experience. Lawrence earned a BA and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Suffolk University. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Ryan Hill is an equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company covering healthcare companies. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2014 after completing the MBA program at Duke University, during which time he interned for William Blair & Company in Chicago as an equity research analyst. Previously, Ryan was a mechanical engineer at Waters Corporation for three years where he was a named inventor on four patents and a design engineer/technologist at GE Aviation for two years. He earned a BS and an MS in mechanical engineering from Boston University. Ryan is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Olivier Diolosa is an equity analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2006 as senior operations analyst and was promoted to portfolio analyst, senior investment analyst and then global credit sector analyst for the global fixed income team. In 2018, Olivier joined the Growth Equity Strategies Team. He has 17 years of investment industry experience. Olivier earned a BA from Aix-Marseille University in France and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Suffolk University. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Shaelyn Fitzgerald is a research associate for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. She joined Loomis Sayles in 2023 after completing a BBA in finance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, during which time she interned for the Growth Equity Strategies Team as a research associate for three summers.

Hollie Briggs is the head of global product management for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. She supports the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. Hollie joined Loomis Sayles in 2012 from Evergreen Investments where she was senior vice president and lead portfolio specialist for the Berkeley Street Growth Equity team supporting the large cap growth and all cap growth strategies. Prior to Evergreen, Hollie was a senior vice president and product specialist at Pyramis Global Advisors responsible for equity products in the 401(k) channel. Hollie has also held leadership roles in business development and marketing at John Hancock and Prudential Financial. She began her investment industry career as vice president and controller for the broker-dealer subsidiary at Wells Fargo. She has 30 years of investment industry experience. Hollie earned a BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MA from Middlebury College. She is also a member of CFA Society Boston and CAIA Boston.

Adam Mushaweh is an investment director for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he supports the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2012 as a strategy analyst for the firm’s risk oversight group. In 2013, Adam joined the Growth Equity Strategies Team as associate investment director and was later promoted to investment director in 2017. Previously, Adam conducted manager due diligence as an analyst at Old Mutual Asset Management. He began his career as a risk management consultant at KPMG Advisory. Adam has 15 years of investment industry experience. He earned a BS and an MS in finance from Bentley University. Adam is also a member of CFA Society Boston and CAIA Boston.

John O’Shea is an investment director for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he supports the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. John joined Loomis Sayles in 2016 from JPMorgan where he spent 12 years, most recently as an executive director on the manager selection team. Previously, he was a vice president in private equity for Rosemont Partners. He has 26 years of investment industry experience. John earned a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. He is also a member of CFA Society Boston.

Richard Geller is the global head of alternative investments for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2021 and has 30 years of investment industry experience. Previously, Richard was a managing director and head of marketing at Corvex Management, where he was responsible for capital formation globally. Prior to this, he was co-founder and chief operating officer at Pinyon Asset Management, where he managed all non-investment management aspects of the firm's business between the New York and London offices, led asset raising and managed all client relations globally. Before that, Richard was a partner, responsible for leading asset raising and managing all client relations and business development strategy, at Sandell Asset Management and later at C12 Capital Management. He earned a BA from Vassar College.

Julien Raynal is the chief operating officer of the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He manages technology and operations for the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2008 as a senior quantitative developer and most recently served as the head of global and emerging markets technology. In 2019, Julien joined the Growth Equity Strategies Team. He has 20 years of investment industry experience. Previously, Julien was a senior systems analyst at Optima Technologies, Inc., where he was responsible for the design and implementation of portfolio management software platforms. Prior to this, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the global wealth management group. Julien earned a BA from the University of South Alabama where he was a nationally ranked NCAA Division I tennis player, captaining his team as well as competing in the NCAA team, singles and doubles championships.

Nick Gagnon is a co-head of trading for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He manages trading for the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2020 and has 19 years of investment industry experience. Previously, Nick was the head of trading at PanAgora Asset Management, where he implemented the firm’s top-down and bottom-up global equity strategies, while building a scalable buy-side trading desk with an emphasis on optimization and systematic execution. Prior to becoming head of trading at PanAgora, he was an analyst and trader covering equity, FX and derivatives. Nick earned a BA from Providence College and an MS in investment management from Boston University.

Dan Maturi is a co-head of trading for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He manages trading for the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2020 and has 15 years of investment industry experience. Previously, Dan was a trader at PanAgora Asset Management, where he was responsible for global portfolio trade execution across all products and asset types. Prior to this, he was a vice president and trader responsible for Americas and Europe transition portfolio trade execution at State Street Global Markets, where he also contributed to the development of the global markets currency management trading platform. Dan earned a BS in electrical engineering from Trinity College and an MS in actuarial science from Boston University.

Haroon Perveez is a quantitative trading analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In this role, he supports and enhances processes related to portfolio construction, trade execution and model delivery by using advanced software techniques and developing custom solutions to streamline workflow and optimize applications. Haroon joined Loomis Sayles in 2023. Previously, he was a data analyst at Bracebridge Capital, where he developed applications to analyze data and evaluate performance for fixed income. Prior to this, Haroon was an analytics intern at GMO LLC, where he performed data processing to enhance business applications for multiple investment strategies. He earned a BS from Visvesvaraya Technological University in India and an MS from Northeastern University.

Ralph Vitti is a senior business analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company where he supports the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2017 and has 11 years of investment industry experience. Previously, Ralph was an intern in equity research at Stephens, Inc., where he analyzed small cap healthcare companies for industry initiation reports. Prior to this, he was at FactSet Research Systems, first as a senior consultant supporting buy-side clients with broad platform needs, and later specializing in portfolio analytics. Ralph earned a BA from Bates College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Cody Lowit is a data analyst for the Growth Equity Strategies Team at Loomis Sayles & Company, where he supports the technology and operations for the Large Cap Growth, All Cap Growth, Global Growth and International Growth long-only strategies as well as the Long/Short Growth Equity strategy. He is responsible for monthly and quarterly reporting, ad-hoc data requests and automating data systems. Cody joined Loomis Sayles in 2021 and has eight years of investment industry experience. Previously, he was a product specialist at FactSet Research Systems, where he was responsible for enhancement of holdings- and returns-based analytics applications, specializing in portfolio analysis and SPAR, as well as the research and development of a new asset allocation tool. Prior to this, Cody was a senior investment analyst at Rocaton Investment Advisors, where he worked on daily, monthly and quarterly reporting for a variety of institutional clients, led enhancement efforts for automated reporting systems and supported the manager research teams, specializing in alternatives. Cody earned a BS from East Carolina University.