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   The Midwest Team

Midwest has an exceptional team of professionals that is dedicated to helping you achieve your investment goals and committed to providing you with the highest level of client service.




James W. Byrd - President & Chief Investment Officer
  • Thirty-six years of experience, including positions at Continental Illinois National Bank, Kidder Peabody & Company, Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., and Robert W. Baird & Company.
  • Taught Finance and Accounting in graduate and undergraduate programs at Cardinal Stritch College.
  • Provided consulting services to health care and insurance organizations, and to trust departments of national banks.
  • Served two years in U.S. Peace Corps in Central America as Community Development Specialist.
  • Board member at Wisconsin Foundation for School Music.
  • Master of Management degree in Finance and Accounting from Northwestern University, Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Carthage College.
Email Jim at jwb@quantmanagement.com




Kenneth P. Lenhart - Director of Equities & Quantitative Research
  • Nine years of experience, including positions at Deloitte Consulting (clients included Deutsche Bank, Whirlpool, and SPX) and Phoenix Investment Partners.
  • Co-founded and managed Side Street Merchandise, an internet retailer.
  • M.B.A. degree in Analytic Finance, Econometrics, and Statistics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University.
Email Ken at kpl@quantmanagement.com




Mark A. Runzheimer - Business Development Manager
  • Twenty-four years of experience, including positions at TD Waterhouse, Strong Investments, Inc., Firstar Investments n/k/a U.S. Bank Investments, and Waukesha State Bank.
  • Provided retirement plan educational services to corporations and high net worth individuals.
  • Managed equity trading desk, and Rule 144 transactions and reporting requirements for corporate executives.
  • M.B.A. degree in Finance and Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin, and numerous professional certifications.
Email Mark at mrzhr@quantmanagement.com




Raymond H. Purdy, M.D. - Director
  • Twenty-nine years of experience, including private practice in Internal Medicine, Surgical Internship at Gundersen Medical Clinic, and Internal Medicine Residency at University of Wisconsin.
  • Former member of Himalayan Rescue Association, Wilderness Medical Society, and University of Wisconsin Medflight Trauma Department.
  • Medical degree from Vanderbilt University, and Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Missouri.
Email Ray at rhp@quantmanagement.com




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