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Our Team

Investment Team

James D. Bailey, CFA
Director of Research, Partner, Portfolio Manager

Mr. Bailey is a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Torray Growth strategies. He began his investment career as a securities analyst in 1996. Before joining Torray in 2010, he was an analyst for Resolute Capital Management focusing on stock selection for the growth strategy. Prior to Resolute, he spent four years at Washington International Advisers, where he worked as an emerging market analyst. Mr. Bailey has earned the CFA charter and is a member of the CFA Society of Washington, DC, where he has served on the Board of Directors and has held other leadership positions. He is actively involved with the CFA Institute in a variety of roles. Mr. Bailey received a BA from Georgetown University in 1996.

Shawn M. Hendon, CFA
President, Partner, Portfolio Manager

Mr. Hendon is President of Torray Investment Partners, a Partner and co-Portfolio Manager for the Torray Fund and Value Strategy, and a Research Analyst for the Equity Income Strategy. He began his investment career in 1976. He previously served as co-manager of the Torray Fund (2008-12), before establishing Harewood Partners LLC (2012). Prior to 2008, he was co-founder and Partner of Rockledge Partners, and Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for Lockheed Martin Investment Management Company. Mr. Hendon received a BA degree from Georgetown University (1973), an MBA from George Washington University (1976) and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.

Jeffrey D. Lent
Portfolio Manager, Partner

Mr. Lent is a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Torray Fund, the Torray Large Cap Value strategy, and the Torray Growth strategies. He is also the Portfolio Manager for the Torray Equity Income strategy. He began his investment career in 1987 with Kemper Mutual Funds in Chicago. Prior to joining Torray in 2010, he was an analyst and portfolio manager with Resolute Capital Management, and a Vice President with Tucker Anthony Inc. where he formed the Corporate Services Group. Mr. Lent received a BS from the University of New Hampshire in 1987.

Jason B. Seeb, CFA
Research Analyst

Mr. Seeb joined Torray in 2023 as a Research Analyst working across investment strategies. Previously, he was an analyst at Narwhal Capital Management where he covered public equities and private investments. Mr. Seeb received a BA from Vanderbilt University in 2020. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Brian R. Zaczynski, CFA
Senior Research Analyst, Partner

Mr. Zaczynski began his investment career in 2006. Before joining Torray in 2016, he was an analyst and trader for TAMRO Capital Partners where he focused on two long-only, domestic-focused equity strategies with firm AUM reaching over $2B. Prior to TAMRO, he worked at U.S. Bancorp as a Structured Finance Analyst. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received a BSBA in Finance from Suffolk University in 2006.

Business Professionals

Janet M. Gallagher, JD
Director of Investment Operations, Partner

Ms. Gallagher has over fifteen years of investment experience. She previously served as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and prior to that, the lead trader for the Growth strategies at Torray. Prior to joining Torray in 2010, Ms. Gallagher worked at Resolute Capital Management, beginning in 2006 as an associate. Her responsibilities there included operations, portfolio administration and trading. Ms. Gallagher received her BA from Boston College in 2001, and a JD from the Catholic University of America in 2005. She is licensed to practice law in the state of Maryland. Ms. Gallagher was awarded the CFA Institute Investments Foundations® certificate in 2014.

Ellen V.F. Kirkpatrick
Controller

Ms. Kirkpatrick joined Torray in 2006 as the firm’s Controller. Prior to Torray, she served as the Branch Manager’s Administrator at Morgan Stanley. Ms. Kirkpatrick graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland University College with a BS in Business and Management.

William M. Lane
Chief Financial Officer, Partner, Executive Vice President

Mr. Lane is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Torray. He joined the company in 1982. He oversees the financial and operational aspects of the business. Mr. Lane received a BSBA in Accounting from American University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Bryan C. Leibrand, CIMA®
Director of Business Development, Partner

Mr. Leibrand has over 23-years of experience in the investment management industry covering a wide-range of roles and responsibilities. Previously, he served as Director of Business Development & Client Relations for a concentrated, long-term growth manager and as Director, Portfolio Analysis & Communications for a global, tier-one, concentrated growth manager. In 2019, Bryan founded River House Capital partners, an institutionally focused provider of outsourced sales and marketing services for best-in-class, boutique investment managers.

L. Breckenridge Scalise
Director of Client Relations and Marketing, Partner

Ms. Scalise began her career in the investment industry in 2009. Before joining Torray in 2014, Breck worked in client relations for HighVista Strategies LLC and was an administrative assistant for North Run Capital, both in Boston, Massachusetts. She received a BA from Brown University in 2009.