Alan Clifford is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the European Equity team with a focus on UK equities. Alan is specifically responsible for managing the UK Equity Omega, UK Equity Income, and European Small Cap Equity portfolios. He began working in the investment field in 1989. Prior to joining Lazard in 2002, Alan was a member of the UK Small Cap portfolio management team of Legal & General Investment Management. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Economics from Newcastle University. Alan achieved the AIIMR qualification in 1994 and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.