John G. Youngman

John joined Barrett Asset Management in 2010 and is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. His expertise includes the design and implementation of customized investment strategies that utilize equities, fixed income, options and futures. John leads the firm’s Enhanced Equity Income Strategy and is a co‐manager for one ofthe firm’s mutual funds. John also serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of one of the firm’s mutual funds.

In addition to John’s other roles and responsibilities, he is an appointed member of the firm’s Executive Committee as of May 2021. The Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing day to day affairs of the company, and to perform other duties as assigned by the Board.

Before joining Barrett, he was a Managing Director and CFO at Griffin Asset Management where, across a tenure spanning fifteen years, he forged a reputation as a financial problem solver for clients. He began his career as a Registered Representative at Kidder, Peabody & Co., where he spent four years working with high‐net‐worth individuals, families and institutions to deliver investment advice.

“And finally, no matter how good the science gets, there are problems that inevitably depend on judgement, on art, on a feel for the financial markets.”

—Martin Feldstein

Among his other interests is the development of investment strategies specifically geared toward the long‐term care of individuals with special needs.

John holds a BA in English, with a concentration in Economics and Investments from Middlebury College. He lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife and their two daughters.

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