Peter O. Lopez

Principal & Portfolio Manager

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Peter O. Lopez is Principal and Portfolio Manager at Granite Investment Partners, LLC. Mr. Lopez is a Co-Portfolio Manager on the Small Core, Small Core Select and Small Growth Equity strategies and a Co-Lead Portfolio Manager on the All Cap Equity strategy.  He follows the Industrials, Consumer and Materials sectors as an analyst. Mr. Lopez is also a member of the Management Committee and the Operating Committee overseeing the firm’s research responsibilities. 

Prior to joining Granite in 2011, Mr. Lopez was a Principal, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Research and Portfolio Manager for Transamerica Investment Management, LLC (TIM). While at TIM, he managed and serviced institutional accounts as well as mutual funds, in the Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Core, and Small Cap Equity strategies. Earlier in his career at TIM, he served as an analyst and portfolio manager for High Yield bonds. Prior to joining TIM in 2003, Mr. Lopez was managing director at Centre Pacific, LLC. He previously served as senior fixed income analyst for Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. from 1997-2000. Mr. Lopez also served as an assistant vice president at Alliance Capital and an associate at TIAA-CREF. Mr. Lopez has 30 years of investment industry experience.