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Michael Balkin has been with Magnetar since its inception as Magnetar Investment Management Chief Investment Officer and member of the Magnetar Executive Committee.
Prior to Magnetar, Mr. Balkin was a Principal of William Blair & Company, LLC (“Blair”) where he co-managed the Five-Star Morningstar rated William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund since its inception in 1999. Mr. Balkin, along with his co-manager Karl Brewer, was ranked fourth on the Barron’s/Value Line “Top 100 Mutual Fund Manager” list in both 2003 and 2004. Additionally, the William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund was recognized by Lipper as the Top Small Cap Growth Fund in 2004 and 2005 for risk-adjusted performance on both a three and five year basis for the years 2000-2004. Mr. Balkin began his career with Blair in Institutional Sales where he focused on small-to-mid-capitalization growth companies.
Mr. Balkin earned a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
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