Nirvon Mahdavi

Nirvon Mahdavi, CFA, is an Associate Portfolio Manager at Alta Capital Management LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. He joined the firm in 2016, beginning his investment career at Alta while still completing his undergraduate studies. In his current role, Mahdavi is responsible for assisting with equities research, portfolio management, and implementing Alta Capital’s quality growth investment discipline across client portfolios.

Mahdavi’s expertise centers on public equity markets, with a focus on high-quality growth stocks spanning large-cap, all-cap, and SMID (small- and mid-cap) strategies, as well as concentrated emerging markets equities. He is involved in both U.S. and global equity research, supporting strategies tailored to institutional and private investors that emphasize sustainable earnings growth and strong corporate governance.

A CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Salt Lake, Mahdavi holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His notable achievements include advancing to Associate Portfolio Manager at a young age and contributing to Alta’s rigorous approach to identifying quality growth companies. Mahdavi’s foundational experience and focus on growth equities position him as a key member of the Alta Capital team.