Taymour Tamaddon is the portfolio manager of the US Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy in the U.S. Equity Division. He is a vice president and a member of the Investment Advisory Committees for the Health Sciences Equity, Global Growth Equity, US Multi-Cap Growth Equity, US Growth Stock Equity, US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity, and US Capital Appreciation Strategies. He also is a vice president of the T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc., and the T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. Taymour is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 

Taymour’s investment experience began in 2003, and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 2004, beginning in the U.S. Equity Division, after serving as a summer intern in 2003. Prior to this, Taymour was employed by Amazon.com in the areas of finance and merchandising. Before that, he was employed by Booz Allen Hamilton as a consultant, specializing in the energy industry.

Taymour earned a B.S., cum laude, in applied physics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, where he was an Edward Tuck Scholar with high distinction. Taymour also has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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Larry J. Puglia is a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Division. Larry has been managing the US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy since 1993 and has had lead responsibility for all institutional accounts and other investment products within the strategy since 1997. He also is president of the Investment Advisory Committee of the US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy. Larry is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Larry’s investment experience began in 1989, and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 1990, beginning as an investment analyst, specializing in financial services stocks, in the U.S. Equity Division. His coverage included banking, consumer finance, brokerage, investment management, and diversified financial companies. Prior to T. Rowe Price, Larry was employed by Peat Marwick Main & Co. as a senior manager.

Larry earned a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, where he was a Shermet Scholar. He also has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a certified public accountant.

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Joe Fath is the portfolio manager for the U.S. Growth Stock Equity Strategy, including the Growth Stock Fund, in which he is chairman of the investment advisory committee.  He is a vice president and member of the investment advisory committee of the U.S. Quantitative US, U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity, U.S. Communications and Technology and U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategies.   He is vice president of T. Rowe Price Group. 

Joe’s investment experience began in 2000 and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 2002, beginning in the U.S. Equity Division after serving as a summer intern in 2001.   Prior to this, Joe was the chief financial officer and co-founder of Broadform, Inc., a start-up educational software company.  In addition, he worked as director of operations and analysis for Players International, a multi-jurisdictional gaming operator in the United States.  Joe was also employed by Coopers & Lybrand as a senior associate in the Business Assurance and Financial Advisory Services Group.  

Joe earned a B.S., with honors, in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He also earned an M.B. A., with honors, in finance and entrepreneurial management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Ron Taylor is a portfolio specialist in the U.S. Equity Division. He is a member of the US Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy team, working closely with institutional clients, consultants, and prospects. Ron also is Chair of the Black Leadership Council and a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Ron’s investment experience began in 1986, and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 2003, beginning in the U.S. Equity Division. Prior to this, Ron was employed by Zurich Scudder Investments as an equity product specialist and later as the director of Institutional Client Service; by Chancellor Capital Management as an equity product specialist; by Putnam Investments as an equity analyst and later in new business development and client service; and by Columbia Savings & Loan as a high yield bond analyst.

Ron earned a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Craig Watson is a portfolio specialist in the U.S. Equity Division. He is a member of the U.S. Large-Cap Growth team, working closely with institutional clients, consultants, and prospects. Craig also is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and a trustee on the T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.

Craig’s investment experience began in 1995, and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 2007, beginning in the U.S. Equity Division. Prior to this, Craig was employed by HSBC Securities as a senior vice president of global equity sales and by UBS as the director of institutional equity sales.

Craig earned a B.S., magna cum laude, in accounting from Hampton University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School. He is a certified public accountant.

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