Liridon Gila

Liridon Gila is Co-CIO and Portfolio Manager at Sawgrass Asset Management LLC in Jacksonville, Florida, where he co-manages a broad range of equity and fixed income investment strategies. His key responsibilities encompass portfolio construction, fundamental research across the entire capital structure, and oversight as a member of several high-level firm committees including executive, strategic planning, equity research, and fixed income.

Gila's investment focus includes both public equities and fixed income securities, actively managing strategies that cover sectors such as government, corporate, and municipal bonds, as well as growth-oriented equity portfolios. He is integral in shaping the firm’s approach to institutional asset management, utilizing deep credit analysis and portfolio analytics to deliver targeted results for institutional clients.

With over 20 years of investment industry experience, Gila previously served as a fixed income analyst at Fidelity National Financial, where he helped manage over $3 billion in fixed income assets. He holds an MBA and a BA in Finance from the University of North Florida and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), actively participating in the CFA Society Jacksonville.