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Our People
Eric McKissack is a Founding Principal, and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Channing Capital Management, LLC. Mr. McKissack has over 25 years of investment experience. Mr. McKissack was formerly Vice-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Capital Management, a Chicago-based investment management firm with over $10 billion in assets under management in 2003, specializing in equities. In this capacity, Mr. McKissack served as the portfolio manager responsible for the Ariel Appreciation Fund and various institutional separate accounts. Prior to joining Ariel Capital Management in 1986, Mr. McKissack worked for five years as a research analyst for First Chicago and First Chicago Investment Advisors, led by Gary Brinson. Mr. McKissack received a B.S. in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Wendell Mackey, CFA, is a Founding Principal and serves as Director of Investments as well as Product Leader of the Small Cap Value Product for Channing Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Mackey has 16 years of investment experience. Mr. Mackey was formerly Senior Managing Director of Valenzuela Capital Partners, LLC, where he shared responsibility for managing the firm’s assets, research staff, and overall firm. Prior to Valenzuela Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. Mackey was a portfolio manager with Barnett Capital Advisors, primarily responsible for Mid to Large cap equities, as well as a senior role at NCM Capital Management Group where he served as portfolio manager responsible for The Calvert Social Investment Managed Growth Fund and The Calvert CRI Balanced Fund. Mr. Mackey received a BBA from Howard University and an MM from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Jawanza Hughes is Senior Research Analyst with Channing Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Hughes has 9 years investment experience. Mr. Hughes was formerly with Profit Investment Management where he was a research analyst and covered a various number of industries. Prior to joining Profit Investment Management, Mr. Hughes was a research analyst with Ariel Capital Management and covered the Health Care and Environmental Services industries for its Small and Mid-cap products. His previous experience includes three years at J.P. Morgan & Co. as an investment banking financial analyst in the Financial Institutions Group primarily focused on the asset management industry. Mr. Hughes also was an investment banking financial analyst with Kidder, Peabody & Co. Mr. Hughes holds a BA in Finance from Morehouse College (magna cum laude) and a MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Anton Gordon is Associate Equity Analyst for Channing Capital Management, LLC, a role he’s served since his internship with Channing during the summer of 2007. His primary responsibilities are conducting research on Small-Cap companies. Prior to joining CCM, Mr. Gordon gained audit experience with Deloitte LLP. He participated in audits of Oil Field Supply, Regional Banking, and PC manufacturing firms. Mr. Gordon was also a member of the Cougar Fund LLC Small Mid-Cap Growth Team at the University of Houston. As a member and leader of the Cougar Fund team he researched several industries and evaluated investment opportunities using price to intrinsic value analysis. Mr. Gordon earned a Masters of Finance, and BBA in Finance from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Rodney Herenton is a Founding Principal and serves as Director of Marketing and Client Service of Channing Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Herenton has over 7 years of investment management experience. Mr. Herenton was formerly First Vice-President of the Private Fund Group at Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. Prior to Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Mr. Herenton was an Associate in the Investment Banking Department of Bear Stearns from 1995 to 1997, where he was responsible for deal execution of mergers and acquisitions, equity and high yield bond transactions. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Herenton was an Associate in the Corporate Finance Department of Lehman Brothers. Mr. Herenton received a BA degree in Finance from Morehouse College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Janice Gonzalez is Marketing and Client Service Associate with Channing Capital Management, LLC. Ms. Gonzalez was formally a financial analyst with LaSalle Bank, where she was primarily responsible for the presentation of firm wide financial results to senior level executive management. Throughout her tenure as a financial analyst with LaSalle Bank, she also worked within the Corporate Acquisitions, FX & Derivatives, and Capital Markets divisions. Prior to joining LaSalle Bank, she was an internal auditor intern for International Paper and a summer analyst within the Regional Banking Group of JP Morgan & Chase focused on webpage marketing. Ms. Gonzalez received a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance (magna cum laude) from Florida A & M University. She also speaks Spanish fluently.
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