Roger Vogel has been Portfolio Manager since the Fund’s inception in December 2011. Mr. Vogel is a Managing Director of Silvercrest and has been the lead portfolio manager for Silvercrest’s value equity investment strategies, including its small cap investment strategy, since he joined Silvercrest in April of 2002.

Prior to Silvercrest, Mr. Vogel was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Asset Management where he co-managed both small-cap and large-cap portfolios.

He arrived at Credit Suisse as a result of the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, where he worked since 1993 in a similar capacity. Previously, Mr. Vogel was a portfolio manager at Chemical Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust.