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Graham Harkins

Graham Harkins

Portfolio Manager, Value Strategies at CSM Advisors, LLC

Cleveland, OH , United States

About

Graham Harkins is a Portfolio Manager, Value Strategies at CS McKee, based in Cleveland, Ohio, where he manages large cap and micro cap equity portfolios. His key responsibilities include fundamental stock selection, portfolio construction, and risk oversight, with a disciplined contrarian approach rooted in behavioral finance and rigorous valuation work. He focuses on value-oriented investment strategies, targeting sectors with statistical cheapness, undervaluation, and positive catalysts, and is notably overweight in energy and healthcare while maintaining strong value metrics relative to benchmarks.

Prior to joining CS McKee in 2025, Graham served as Portfolio Manager, Value Strategies at Foundry Partners, LLC from 2019 to 2025, and as Associate Portfolio Manager at Mellon Capital from 2016 to 2019. Throughout his career, he has built expertise in equity research, multi-cap value investing, and portfolio risk management for institutional clients. His investment process blends bottom-up fundamental analysis with quantitative risk controls, enabling him to navigate market inefficiencies and avoid value traps.

Graham holds a BA in Economics and History from Gettysburg College and is a CFA charterholder. He is recognized for his contributions to institutional investing in value equities, his disciplined sell discipline, and his ability to deliver strong performance through style-pure value strategies across market capitalizations.

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
CS McKeePortfolio Manager, Value StrategiesMay 2025 to Present
Foundry Partners, LLCPortfolio Manager, Value StrategiesOct 2019 to May 2025
Mellon CapitalAssociate Portfolio ManagerNov 2016 to Sep 2019
Mellon CapitalPortfolio AnalystNov 2014 to Nov 2016
Member of the equity indexing team. Responsible for maintaining funds that replicate broad market indexes taking into account corporate actions and index rebalancing.
BNY MellonSenior Financial AnaylstJun 2013 to Oct 2014
• Responsible for planning, forecasting, and tracking business activities and projects for several BNY Mellon Business Partner Groups. Includes month-end reporting, intra-company allocations, and proj...
BNY MellonAssociate Financial AnaylstJun 2012 to Jun 2013
Responsible for planning, forecasting, and tracking business activities and projects within multiple corporate lines of business. Provide ad hoc reports for senior management by request.
OPEN MINDS CircleBusiness Development InternAug 2010 to May 2012
Worked with the director of business development preparing proposals for consulting opportunities. Responsible for updating client contact lists for the firm’s research databases along with updating a...
BNY MellonIntern - Assest Servicing Global Operations ControlMay 2011 to Sep 2011

Education

Gettysburg College

BA, Economics / History

2008 2012

Skills & Expertise

Analysis
Finance
Business Development
Forecasting
Strategic Planning
Leadership
Data Analysis
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Research
Corporate Finance
Microsoft Excel
Financial Reporting
Strategic Financial Planning

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