Mr. Kirk is currently a Vice President and Director of Disciplined Value Strategy for FTAM. Prior to joining FTAM, he spent almost three years as the chief investment strategist and manager of a value equity fund for National City Investment Management Co., and then four years as the chief investment officer for National City Bank's Private Investment Advisors Group.

He earned a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University and has also earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

He has accumulated over 30 years of investment experience in the capacities of portfolio manager, director of research, and chief investment officer.

He is a member of the board of trustees of the Fairview/Lutheran Hospital Foundation and the Kidney Foundation of Ohio and is a director of the Cleveland Athletic Club. Mr Kirk is a member and past president of the Cleveland Society of Security Analysts.