Gary Rafferty

Gary Rafferty is a Portfolio Manager and Partner at Snyder Capital Management L.P., based in San Francisco, CA. He joined the firm in 2005 as a Research Analyst and was promoted to Portfolio Manager/Analyst in 2010, later becoming a partner in 2016. As a member of the investment committee, he plays a key role in shaping the firm’s all-cap equity and quality value strategies, overseeing stock selection, portfolio construction, and risk management for institutional and UCITS funds.

Rafferty specializes in investing in high-quality, sustainable businesses across the US equity landscape, with a particular focus on consumer and business services sectors. He leverages his expertise to identify underappreciated companies with strong fundamentals, using a rigorous relative value approach that emphasizes long-term intrinsic value over short-term market noise.

Gary holds a B.A. from Trinity College (1994) and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School (2001). Before joining Snyder Capital Management, he worked as an Equity Analyst at Prudential Equity Group, a Senior Associate with the M&A team at Robertson Stephens, a management consultant at Sibson and Company, and an analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank. His analytical and operational experience across financial services, consulting, and equity research have informed his disciplined investment approach and his contributions to the industry.