BRUCE G. VEACO - Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Bruce co-founded Focused Investors LLC in 2006. Prior to Focused
Investors, Bruce spent nearly 20 years as part of the investment
team at Pacific Financial Research (PFR) serving as a Principal,
Portfolio Manager, and Chief Financial Officer. While at PFR, Bruce
also was part of the portfolio management team that managed the
Clipper and Clipper Focus funds. Bruce's professional experience
also includes five years as a Certified Public Accountant in the Los
Angeles office of Price Waterhouse where he was an Audit Manager.
Bruce graduated summa cum laude from the University of California,
Los Angeles with a BA degree in Economics and received his MBA
degree from Harvard Business School.
NUGROHO (DÉDÉ) SOEHARTO - Portfolio Manager/Analyst
Dédé joined Focused Investors in March 2008. Prior to Focused
Investors, Dédé spent two years as a Partner at Saddle Peak Asset
Management, LLC. In addition, Dédé spent nearly 20 years as part of
the investment team at Pacific Financial Research (PFR) serving as a
Principal and Portfolio Manager. While at PFR, Dédé also was part of
the portfolio management team that managed the Clipper and Clipper
Focus funds. Dédé's professional experience also includes one year
at the Bank of Boston. Dédé received his BS degree in Chemistry from
Bates College and his MBA degree from Babson College.
JAKE C. WHEELOCK - Investment Analyst
Jake joined Focused Investors in August 2017. Jake received his BA
degree in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting from the
University of California, Los Angeles.