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DOUGLAS C. LANE, CFA, CIC
President
Principal, Portfolio Manager/Equity Analyst

Doug has been an investment advisor for more than 35 years. A 1967 graduate of Lehigh University, Doug received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 1968.  Prior to establishing Douglas C. Lane & Associates in 1994, he was a research analyst, portfolio manager and partner at a private investment counsel firm for 26 years.  A trustee of Lehigh University for 10 years, Doug chaired Lehigh's investment committee for its endowment and was vice chairman of the finance committee.  He continues to serve as Trustee Emeritus.  In June 2002 Doug received the prestigious L-in-Life award from Lehigh University.  He has also served on the Board of Trustees of Florida Institute of Technology.  Doug is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Investment Counselor and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.  He has been a guest on Forbes on Fox, CNN, and CNBC as a market strategist and equity analyst.

GAY LANE
Principal, Chief Operating Officer

Gay is a founder of the firm and serves as Chief Compliance Officer.  She is head of human resources at Douglas C. Lane & Associates and has managed the firm’s public relations and finances since the firm’s inception in 1994.  She also has special responsibilities for marketing and clients relations.  Gay brings a wealth of administrative and personnel experience to the firm and helps define the client-centric focus of the firm’s 27 associates.

EDWARD D. DEWEES, CFA, CIC
Principal, Portfolio Manager/Equity Analyst

Ned graduated from Wesleyan University in 1980 and received his Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business in 1992.  Before joining Douglas C. Lane & Associates in 1995, Ned was an associate at The Bridgeford Group, a merger and acquisition advisory firm in New York City.  Ned is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Investment Counselor, a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, and a trustee of the Allen Hilles Fund, a charitable foundation based in Philadelphia.  Ned became a principal of the firm in 2000.

SARAT SETHI, CFA, CIC
Principal, Portfolio Manager/Equity Analyst

Sarat graduated magna cum laude from Lehigh University in 1992 where he was a Martindale Scholar, earning a Bachelors of Science in Business and Economics.  After working at Coopers & Lybrand as a certified public accountant, Sarat attended Harvard Business School where he earned a Masters in Business Administration.  Sarat worked for JP Morgan in the Mergers & Acquisition/Corporate Finance area focusing on domestic and cross-border transactions until joining Douglas C. Lane & Associates in 1999.  Sarat has served on Lehigh University's Board of Trustees and is currently an active member of the University's Endowment Investment Committee.  He is also the Vice-Chairman of Lehigh’s College of Business and Economics Board of Advisors and President of the Martindale Society.  He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Investment Counselor and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.  He appears regularly on CNBC, BBC and Bloomberg as a market strategist and equity analyst.  Sarat became a principal of the firm in 2001.

JOHN R. SINI, Jr.
Principal, Portfolio Manager/Equity Analyst

John graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics with a concentration in Finance from Lehigh University in 1994.  After working as a financial analyst in the Valuation Services Group of Arthur Andersen, John spent three years as an equity research analyst with Merrill Lynch, where he specialized in the telecommunications services industry.  Before joining Douglas C. Lane & Associates in 2004, John was a Senior Vice President at Pequot Capital Management, a leading hedge fund located in Westport, CT, for over five years.  At Pequot he was responsible for researching investments in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors.  John became a principal of the firm in 2006.

MATTHEW VETTO, CFA
Principal, Portfolio Manager/Equity Analyst

Matt received a Bachelors of Arts with a concentration in Business Administration from the University of Washington in 1992.  After graduation, he worked as a certified public accountant for Ernst & Young LLP.  Matt attended Columbia University Graduate School of Business where he received a Masters of Business Administration in 1997, and was on the Dean’s Honor list.  After an eight-year career as an equity research analyst for Smith Barney/Citigroup where he had research responsibilities in areas such as insurance, specialty/mortgage finance and the Internet, he joined Douglas C. Lane & Associates in 2005.  Matt is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.  Matt became a principal of the firm in 2007.

ANDREW P. SEGAL, CPA
Principal

Andy graduated from Lehigh University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in accounting.  His experience in public accounting includes several years with a national firm, as a managing partner of a local CPA firm and managing his own practice in partnership with his father.   Andy's professional focus has been directed towards counseling high net worth individuals and families in the investment and real estate sectors with an emphasis on tax planning. He has been associated with DCLA since its formation and became a principal of the firm in 2008.

BARBARA A. COLUCCI
Principal, Chief Operations Officer

Barbara was an assistant to Doug Lane at a private investment counsel firm for 13 years and joined DCLA at its inception in 1994.  Over the course of her professional career, she has served the firm in a wide range of operational and administrative positions.  Barbara supervises the corporate and tax maintenance of clients' accounts and coordinates the firm's investment performance in accordance with the Global Investment Performance Standard.  Barbara became a principal of the firm in 2008.

MARC V. MILIC, CFP®
Principal, Client Relations Manager

Marc graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA in 1991 where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Finance and Economics.  After working on the floor of the Mercantile Exchange in Chicago for four years, Marc joined the New York office of Union Bank of Switzerland trading foreign exchange and emerging market currencies.  Prior to joining Douglas C. Lane & Associates in 2002, Marc worked in London for the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette and later Credit Suisse First Boston, serving high-net worth and institutional clients with a focus on fixed-income and structured products.  He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certificant, and is a member of the Financial Planning Association.  Marc became a principal of the firm in 2008.

AMANDA TAPPEN
Client Relations Manager

Amanda graduated from Boston College in 2000 where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a minor concentration in Marketing from the Carroll School of Management.  After starting her Wall Street career in Equity Research at Banc of America Securities working in Administration, she joined Gemstar-TV Guide International as the Manager of Investor Relations in 2002.  In this capacity, Amanda was responsible for all communications between institutional and individual investors and the company as well as investor-related media communications.  Amanda returned to the Equity Research department at Banc of America Securities in 2004 as an Associate with research responsibilities for the Life and Specialty Insurance sectors.  Amanda joined DCLA in April 2008.

 


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