Al Besse

Al Besse

Gill Foundation

Logan Capital & Al Besse

Al Besse , Managing DirectorAl is a founder and portfolio manager for the firm, and serves as Logan Capital's President.As a member of the investment team he is responsible for the firm's technical analysis effort.Prior to joining Logan Capital, Al was a Vice President at First Fidelity Bank serving as co-manager of the Charitable Equity Fund.During his decade at the bank, he played a key role in the formation and development of First Fidelity's $2 billion Charitable Funds Management unit.In 1991 he was named as the bank's Institutional Investment Professional of the Year.Al is a graduate of Haverford College (BA) and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA).

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Al BesseAl is President and Managing Director of Logan Capital Management , Inc., an investment advisory firm headquartered in Suburban Square, Ardmore, PA.

Logan Capital manages more than $1.6 billion for clients nationwide, including corporations, endowments, foundations, mutual funds, Taft-Hartley & pension funds, as well as personal taxable & retirement portfolios.

Prior to founding Logan Capital, Al was a Vice President at First Fidelity Bank (now Wachovia Bank) where he served as co-manager of the Charitable Equity Fund.During his decade at the bank, he played a key role in the formation and development of First Fidelity's $2 billion Charitable Funds Management unit.In 1991 he was named as the bank's Institutional Investment Professional of the Year.

A near-native of Siesta Key Florida, Al has deep family ties to the Philadelphia area.Al is a graduate of Haverford College (BA, Economics) - as was his father and grandfather - and he earned his MBA (Finance) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Although he currently resides in Radnor Township, Al was a long-time Center City resident and he maintains his close ties to our Philadelphia community.He continues to host fundraisers and provide support to numerous organizations, including the Equality Forum, Mazzoni Center, William Way Community Center, National Center for Victims of Crime and the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund.