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
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS McKee | Portfolio Manager, Value Strategies | May 2025 to Present | — |
| Foundry Partners, LLC | Portfolio Manager, Value Strategies | Oct 2019 to May 2025 | — |
| Mellon Capital | Associate Portfolio Manager | Nov 2016 to Sep 2019 | — |
| Mellon Capital | Portfolio Analyst | Nov 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 Mellon | Senior Financial Anaylst | Jun 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 Mellon | Associate Financial Anaylst | Jun 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 Circle | Business Development Intern | Aug 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 Mellon | Intern - Assest Servicing Global Operations Control | May 2011 to Sep 2011 | — |
Education
Gettysburg College
BA, Economics / History
2008 — 2012
Skills & Expertise
Others at CSM Advisors, LLC (9)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Manager - Internal Portfolios | Sewickley, PA , United States | |
| Chief Investment Officer | Sewickley, PA , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | Atlanta, GA , United States | |
S Scot Heggen | Head Equity Trader | Lakeville, MN , United States |
S Shawna Aufman | Senior Equity Portfolio Manager | Pittsburgh, PA , United States |
| Vice President, Portfolio Manager | Pittsburgh, PA , United States | |
| Partner, Portfolio Manager | Malvern, PA , United States | |
C Craig N | Senior Portfolio Manager | Cleveland, OH , United States |
M Michael B | Partner, Portfolio Manager | Medina, OH , United States |