Mr. Brunner is the portfolio manager for the firm’s Core Equity and Large Cap Growth Equity strategies.  A member of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee, he has over twenty-two years of investment and research experience.  Prior to joining The Swarthmore Group in 1998, Mr. Brunner was an analyst and assistant portfolio manager for PNC Equity Advisors Company.  Mr. Brunner holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from Temple University, and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from Widener University. Mr. Brunner serves as President of the Board of Trustees of Episcopal Community Services.  He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.