Mark Spencer Madsen

Mr. Mark S.
Madsen, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager & Senior Research Analyst at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC.
He is also a Senior Research Analyst with a specialty focus on the Industrials, Energy & Materials sectors globally.
Mr. Madsen joined Grandeur Peak in 2016 following four years as a Senior Equity Analyst in a family office.
He has been a Research Analyst since 2004, when he began his career at Wasatch Advisors.
Mr. Madsen began as a Junior Analyst and was later promoted to a Senior Research Analyst.
He developed an expertise in the energy, industrials and financial sectors.
After four years, he left Wasatch to found Red Desert Capital in Las Vegas, NV.
As Founder and Portfolio Manager, Mr. Madsen successfully launched a concentrated portfolio based on a bottom-up fundamental value investment strategy.
He was later recruited by a client to manage a family office in St. George, Utah.
He developed an all-cap equity portfolio, managed an income portfolio and was responsible for raking and evaluating third-party managed accounts.
Mr. Madsen graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS and Masters in Accounting.
He holds the CFA designation.