Jeff Prestine

Jeff Prestine is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, a Los Angeles-based investment advisory firm. He has held this role since January 2009, overseeing portfolio management and investment analysis for the firm’s domestic and global equity strategies. Prestine is a key member of the investment team, responsible for managing high-conviction portfolios focused on wide-moat businesses that compound free cash flow and generate high returns on invested capital. His responsibilities include sector research, security selection, and portfolio construction, with a strong emphasis on capital preservation and long-term value creation.

Prestine specializes in the analysis and management of large-cap domestic equities, with a particular focus on the technology and energy sectors. His investment approach leverages a disciplined, owner-oriented framework, seeking companies with durable competitive advantages and attractive valuations. Over the years, his research has expanded to include international markets, supporting the firm’s global investment strategy launched in 2012. He is known for his deep sector expertise and consistent application of a repeatable, process-driven investment philosophy.

Prior to joining Mar Vista, Prestine served as an equity research analyst at Roxbury Capital Management (2006–2008) and as an equity analyst at Seneca Capital Management (2000–2006), where he covered technology and energy stocks. Earlier in his career, he was an associate analyst at Prudential Securities and a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting. Prestine holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Colorado Boulder. His contributions to the investment industry include a long track record of managing concentrated, high-conviction portfolios and a commitment to team-based, analytical decision-making that has helped drive Mar Vista’s long-term success.