Jason Crawshaw
Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President and Partner at Polaris Capital Management, LLC
About
Jason Crawshaw serves as Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Polaris Capital Management, LLC in Boston, Massachusetts. In his current leadership role, he is responsible for firm-wide operational and technological efficiency, while overseeing global portfolio management activities and conducting fundamental investment research. Crawshaw is recognized as a generalist, evaluating potential investments across multiple sectors and geographies, with expertise spanning international long and long/short equity funds, US small-cap equities, and global value strategies.
With over 30 years of investment industry experience, Crawshaw joined Polaris in 2014 as an analyst, advanced to Portfolio Manager in 2021, and was named EVP in 2023. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at Liberty Square Asset Management—where he co-managed international funds—and held senior investment roles at Brait Specialized Funds U.S., Equinox, and Coronation Securities, focusing on equity research and hedge fund strategies.
He holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College. Crawshaw has made significant contributions to global and value-oriented investment management and is noted for his rigorous fundamental analysis and broad asset class expertise, helping drive Polaris's reputation for disciplined bottom-up stock selection.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC | Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President and Partner | Jan 2014 to Present | — |
| Liberty Square Asset Management | Managing Director and Portfolio Manager | Jan 2007 to Jan 2013 | Lead role as a portfolio manager for a boutique international hedge fund/asset manager. |
| Brait Specialized Funds | Porfolio Manager | Jan 2002 to Dec 2006 | Established and managed a startup US long/short small cap equity hedge fund for a South African investment group. |
| Equinox Holdings | Portfolio Manager | Jan 1998 to Dec 2001 | Established and managed a US long/short small cap equity portfolio for a South African investment group. |
| Coronation Securities | Equity Analyst and Assistant PM | Jan 1996 to Jan 1997 | Responsible for equity research and portfolio management of the firm’s internal hedge fund. . |
| FirstCorp Merchant Bank | Equity Analyst | Jan 1994 to Dec 1995 | Responsible for small cap equity research for the firm’s internal hedge fund. The fund helped pioneer the practice of long/short equity investing in South Africa. |
Education
University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
MBA, Finance & International Business
1993 — 1994
Middlebury College
BA, History
1988 — 1992
Milton Academy
1984 — 1988
Others at Polaris Capital Management, LLC (9)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Andry Sutanto | Analyst | Boston, MA , United States |
B Bernard Horn | President, Portfolio Manager | Boston, MA , United States |
 | Portfolio Manager | Cambridge, MA , United States |
 | Financial Analyst | Boston, MA , United States |
J Jamie White | Financial Analyst | Boston, MA , United States |
 | Member; Equity Partner | Boston, MA , United States |
K Ken Kim | Partner | Boston, MA , United States |
M Mike Baldini | Vice-President at Polaris Property Management | Indianapolis, IN , United States |
 | Senior Analyst | Boston, MA , United States |