Frank Atkins serves as a Senior Director for TMRS and focuses on Global Public Equities and Hedge Fund Strategies. Prior to joining TMRS, he served as a senior equity analyst in the trenches for many years for two corporate investment banks in New York (Bank of Montreal) and Atlanta (Truist). His sector coverage included technology services and software, aerospace and defense, energy and business services.
Before that, he spent six years with Cambridge Associates, a global consulting firm focused on endowment and foundation clients. He worked out of the Washington DC office in both client facing roles and later as a part of the central research group.
Frank holds an MBA with distinction from Yale University’s School of Management, the CFA designation, the CAIA designation, and a B.S. Finance/Biology from the University of Richmond.
Favorite investment quotes:
Know what you own. Know why you own it.”
– Peter Lynch
Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent”
– John Maynard Keynes
What should GPs know about you?
I believe I have a unique perspective on public equities due to my time in endowment management and in securities-specific equity research. Having spent time in the trenches as an equity analyst showed me how important it is to have a differentiated, clear, and actionable view. In my view, hard work, positive attitude and service orientation can get you far. I also believe in a “courage premium” in public equities.
I enjoy spending time with my family, playing piano and guitar, traveling, training jiu-jitsu and still listen to earnings calls from time to time.