Steve Wreford is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the Global Thematic Equity team. Steve is a member of Lazard’s Executive Leadership Team and the Fundamental Equity Investment Management Group. He began working in the investment field in 1995. Prior to joining Lazard in 2010, Steve was a Partner and Portfolio Manager with Hampstead Capital. Previously he was a Portfolio Manager with Scudder/Deutsche Asset Management, Equity Research Analyst with CCF Charterhouse, and Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from Aston University. Steve is a member of New York Society of Security Analysts.