John S. Dale, CFA
Senior Vice President
Portfolio Manager

John founded the Growth Equity style in 1983. Along with his partner, Gary Nussbaum, he is responsible for stock research and selection, portfolio management, and client service and communications. He is an officer of the company and a member of the firm's Management Policy Group.

John brought the Growth Equity style to Peregrine in 1987 from Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., (now Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.) where he managed the style as well as the Equity Advisors Group and was also Chief Investment Strategist. He joined Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. as an analyst in 1968, upon graduation from the University of Minnesota.

John is a member of the CFA Institute.

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Gary E. Nussbaum, CFA
Senior Vice President
Portfolio Manager

Gary shares the responsibility of stock research and selection, portfolio management, and client service and communication with John Dale. He is an officer of the company and a member of the firm's Management Policy Group. Gary joined Peregrine's Growth Equity style in 1990.

Prior to Peregrine, Gary was an Investment Research Officer with Shawmut National Corporation. In 1987, while participating in the Applied Securities Analysis Program at the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Business, Gary was employed as a Credit Analyst for Wisconsin Business Development.

Gary earned his BBA and MS in Finance at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is a member of the CFA Institute, and the Twin Cities Society of Security Analysts. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of St. Thomas, and is currently a board member of the Aristotle Fund, the University of St. Thomas student-managed investment program.

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