J. Lavia Thomas
Private Equity Investor at NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC
Profile
Tom is a portfolio manager and equity analyst at Nuveen.
Prior to this, Tom was Co-Head and Head of Research at Nuveen affiliate, NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC.
Tom is also a member of Nuveen's Equities Investment Council (EIC) with a focus on small cap investing.
Prior to joining NWQ in 2011, Tom spent four years at Relational Investors, LLC where he was a managing director responsible for coverage of the technology and energy sectors.
Previously, Tom was a partner and analyst at Harlingwood Capital Management.
Prior to that, he spent two years at JMP Securities, LLC as a vice president and three years at Robertson Stephens, Inc. where he held various positions in investment banking and equity research.
Tom graduated with a B.A.
in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Los Angeles.
J. Lavia Thomas active positions
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NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC
NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC (NWQ) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen NWQ Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Nuveen Investments, Inc. NWQ provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of retail and high net-worth individual and institutional clients, such as corporate and multi-employer plans, charitable organizations, educational institutions, trust accounts, estates, corporations or other business entities, banks and thrift institutions, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. Additionally, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies, CITs, and UCITS Funds. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-11-30 |
Nuveen (Private Equity)
Nuveen (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Nuveen (Private Equity) (Nuveen) subsidiary of TIAA founded in 1898 by John Nuveen. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of J. Lavia Thomas
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Relational Investors LLC
Relational Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Relational Investors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Relational Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Relational Investors Group LLC. They manage investments in U.S. and Canadian publicly-listed stocks and, as well as a variety of hedge funds. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-11-29 |
JMP Securities LLC
JMP Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Harlingwood Capital Management
Harlingwood Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1998, Harlingwood Capital Management, formerly CapitalWorks Investment Partners LLC, is a hedge fund manager located in San Diego, California. They are a subsidiary of Berkeley Capital Management LLC | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of J. Lavia Thomas
University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
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Relational Investors LLC
Relational Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Relational Investors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Relational Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Relational Investors Group LLC. They manage investments in U.S. and Canadian publicly-listed stocks and, as well as a variety of hedge funds. | Finance |
NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC
NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC (NWQ) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen NWQ Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Nuveen Investments, Inc. NWQ provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of retail and high net-worth individual and institutional clients, such as corporate and multi-employer plans, charitable organizations, educational institutions, trust accounts, estates, corporations or other business entities, banks and thrift institutions, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. Additionally, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies, CITs, and UCITS Funds. | Finance |
JMP Securities LLC
JMP Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate. | Finance |
Harlingwood Capital Management
Harlingwood Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1998, Harlingwood Capital Management, formerly CapitalWorks Investment Partners LLC, is a hedge fund manager located in San Diego, California. They are a subsidiary of Berkeley Capital Management LLC | Finance |
Nuveen (Private Equity)
Nuveen (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Nuveen (Private Equity) (Nuveen) subsidiary of TIAA founded in 1898 by John Nuveen. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. | Finance |
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