Mr. Charles McQuaid, also known as Chuck, worked as a securities analyst and equity portfolio manager for 40 years. From 2003 to 2013, he served as President and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC as well as President of the Columbia Acorn Investment Trust and Lead Portfolio Manager of Columbia Acorn Fund. From 1992 to 2003, Chuck was Director of Research at Wanger Asset Management and co-manager of Acorn Fund. Prior to co-founding Columbia Wanger, he was an Analyst at Harris Associates, beginning in 1978. Chuck currently serves as a Trustee of The Morton Arboretum. Mr. McQuaid earned a B.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago.