David C. Fondrie, CPA, joined Heartland in 1994 as a research analyst focusing on capital equipment, manufacturing and semiconductors. In 2004, he joined the Select Value Fund investment team as a portfolio manager. Dave currently serves as Heartland’s director of equity research, a position he has held since 2001, and was named chief executive officer of Heartland Funds in May 2006. Prior to joining Heartland, Dave held executive positions at companies in the private sector, which gave him invaluable experience as a portfolio manager. These private firms included Casino Resource Corporation and Ransomes, Inc. Prior to that he was a senior manager at Price Waterhouse. He has served on the Village of Shorewood Community Development Authority and the Shorewood Foundation. He is a U.S. Armed Forces veteran who served in Korea. Dave received a BBA in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Certified Public Accountant. In his spare time, Dave enjoys gourmet cooking, collecting fine wine, fishing and attending Wisconsin Badger football and basketball games.
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