Stephen Skatrud

Stephen Skatrud is the Client Portfolio Manager and Director of Client Services at Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, based in Gig Harbor, WA. In this role, he is responsible for communicating investment philosophy, process, and results to clients and prospects, ensuring the firm's strategies are aligned with client objectives. He serves as the primary liaison between the investment team and clients, supporting the delivery of SGA’s global large cap growth equity strategies, with a focus on sectors demonstrating sustainable, predictable earnings and cash flow growth, particularly across global large cap equities and ESG-integrated strategies.

Before joining SGA in 2014, Stephen was Head of US Equity Research and Senior US Equity Portfolio Manager at Russell Investments, where he managed US equity strategies and oversaw sector research efforts from 2002 until 2013. His expertise spans bottom-up fundamental equity research, portfolio construction, and the integration of ESG factors in institutional asset management, with a consistent emphasis on long-only growth equities and risk-controlled large cap strategies.

Stephen holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis – Olin Business School and a BA in Economics and Management from Beloit College. He is a CFA charterholder and is recognized for his disciplined portfolio management, contributions to research process innovations, and commitment to client engagement in the sustainable growth equity space.