Mr. Shircliff serves as a portfolio manager for River Road’s Small Cap Value and Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolios. He previously served as the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and a portfolio manager for the firm’s Dividend All-Cap Value Portfolios.

Mr. Shircliff holds equity in the firm and serves as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee, River Road’s governing body. Prior to co-founding River Road in 2005, Mr. Shircliff served as EVP, Portfolio Manager and Director of Research for SMC Capital Inc. (Commonwealth SMC).

Mr. Shircliff has more than 45 years of investment experience, including portfolio management positions at Oppenheimer Management Co. and Southeastern Asset Management (Longleaf Funds).

Mr. Shircliff graduated from the University of Louisville with a B.S. in Finance. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1978 and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Louisville.