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Mr. Donahue joined Quadrangle Group LLC in March 2006.
He is the Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer for QEI.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Donahue founded and managed Harpoon Equity Management, LLC, a long/short market-directional equity principal trading firm that was transferred to Quadrangle and renamed Quadrangle Equity Investors.
Prior to founding Harpoon in 2004, Mr. Donahue was a Managing Director with Citigroup's Salomon Brothers Asset Management (SBAM) unit.
He was with SBAM from 1997 to 2004 and was a leading member of the team that founded and grew the long/short market directional and long/short market neutral businesses.
In addition, he served as co-portfolio manager of the Salomon Brothers Capital Fund and as the co-director of Research for SBAM.
Mr. Donahue also served on the investment policy and management committees and directed all recruiting efforts for the SBAM professional staff.
Prior to Salomon Brothers, Mr. Donahue was a Research Analyst with Gazelle & Company from 1995 to 1997, covering the media and entertainment sectors.
Prior to graduate school, Mr. Donahue was an analyst with The Hale Group, a strategic management consultancy.
Mr. Donahue graduated in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in history and in 1995 from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business with an M.B.A., Finance, where he earned membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society.
Former positions of Robert M. Donahue
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Quadrangle Equity Management LLC
Quadrangle Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Quadrangle Equity Management employs a long/short, market-directional public equity investment strategy. The firm invests primarily in small-cap US media, communications and consumer services companies including companies in the Internet and leisure sectors and companies operating in related sectors such as technology, consumer and electronics. Quadrangle employs bottom-up fundamental research with a value orientation and strong risk management. The firm maintains a low turnover rate. | Chief Investment Officer | 2008-12-30 |
Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc.
Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Manages assets. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2003-12-30 |
G.research LLC
G.research LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services | Analyst-Equity | 1996-12-30 |
The Hale Group Ltd.
The Hale Group Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc.
Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Manages assets. | Finance |
G.research LLC
G.research LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services | Finance |
Quadrangle Equity Management LLC
Quadrangle Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Quadrangle Equity Management employs a long/short, market-directional public equity investment strategy. The firm invests primarily in small-cap US media, communications and consumer services companies including companies in the Internet and leisure sectors and companies operating in related sectors such as technology, consumer and electronics. Quadrangle employs bottom-up fundamental research with a value orientation and strong risk management. The firm maintains a low turnover rate. | Finance |
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Hale Group Ltd.
The Hale Group Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services | Commercial Services |
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