Peter Lopez

Peter Lopez is Principal and Portfolio Manager at Granite Investment Partners, LLC, based in La Habra, California. In this leadership role, he is responsible for managing equity strategies and overseeing investment portfolios for both institutional and high-net-worth clients, with a particular emphasis on research and portfolio construction within the firm's investment team.

At Granite, Lopez supports the management of small cap equity and small core equity strategies, collaborating with other principals to focus on domestic equities—primarily small and mid-cap stocks—as reflected in Granite's disclosed holdings and advisory services. He has been a key figure in the expansion of Granite’s institutional equity investment capabilities since joining following its foundation by ex-Transamerica colleagues.

Previously, Lopez served as Director of Research at Transamerica Investment Management and began his career as a credit analyst at TIAA-CREF, bringing over 30 years of industry experience. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Arizona and an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan Business School, underscoring his expertise in equity research, portfolio management, and multi-cap investment strategies.