Cortland Associates, Inc
William M. Carey, President & Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Carey began his career in 1980 as the investment advisor to the Dalsemer Company, a privately held investment group based in New York. There he was active in investments in the areas of equities, bonds, private placements and venture capital. In 1981, he joined Bernstein-Macaulay, Inc., a subsidiary of American Express, to manage institutional funds. In addition to his responsibilities as a securities analyst, he led several client projects pertaining to merger and acquisition activities.
From 1982 to 1985, Mr. Carey was one of three portfolio managers at Garrison, Keogh & Company, Inc., a New York investment firm. From 1986 until co-founding Cortland Associates in 1989, he served as vice-president of Eidelman, Ullman and Finger, a St. Louis based investment counselor.
Mr. Carey attended the University of Chicago and received his B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University, where he serves on the National Alumni Council. Mr. Carey also serves on the Boards of Trustees of The Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, in Detroit, Michigan, Jazz at the Bistro, in St. Louis, Missouri, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and La MaMa e.t.c., the famed experimental theatre in New York City.