Ellen joined FBB in August 2010 as portfolio manager. As a senior investment professional, Ellen brings more than 20 years of investment management experience analyzing investments and managing investment portfolios for ultra-high-net-worth clients, endowments, pensions and retirement plans, and mutual funds.

Most recently, Ellen was employed at Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas as analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to that, she was senior vice president at Riggs & Company. Ellen was also a portfolio manager/analyst at Pilgrim Baxter & Associates where she managed an all-cap growth equity mutual fund and co-managed two other funds for the firm.

Ellen graduated with High Honors from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey with a BA in business administration and minor in accounting. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst charter.

Ellen has been active in professional investment organizations in Washington, D.C. for many years. She served in several leadership positions for the Washington Association of Money Managers, including president, and she is currently a director of the CFA Society of Washington, D.C.

Ellen is an avid runner and triathlete and competes regularly in these sports. She is a member of the Annapolis Striders and Annapolis Triathlon Club and has served in leadership positions in these organizations.