Charlie Armstrong

Charlie Armstrong is an investment specialist with a focus on international business development at Polen Capital. Prior to joining Polen Capital, Charlie served as an investment specialist with a focus on equities at Federated Hermes Limited from June 2020 to April 2022. Before that, they worked as an investment analyst specializing in European all-cap, Europe small-cap, and emerging markets core equities at Wellington Management from July 2017 to June 2020.

Charlie began their career as a strategic product development associate at J.P. Morgan Asset Management from February 2013 to July 2017. Charlie then worked as a research analyst focused on fund segment strategy at RBC Investor Services from April 2012 to February 2013. Charlie started their professional journey as a global data, equity research analyst intern at Bloomberg from June 2010 to September 2010, where they focused mainly on the development of the ESG product.

Charlie Armstrong has a degree in Business Economics with French from the University of Exeter and a European Baccalaureate in European Baccalaureate from The European School Culham. Charlie also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder certification from the CFA Institute.

Charlie Armstrong reports to Brian K. Smith, Head, Institutional Business Development. Charlie Armstrong works with Lisa Rynne - Senior Relationship Manager, Institutional Business Development, Matthew Shirilla - Senior Relationship Manager, Institutional Business Development, and Gregg Kerr - Senior Relationship Manager, Institutional Business Development.