Michael Via
Principal, President, Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Via joined Frantzen Capital Management, Inc. in July of 2004. Mr. Via was previously President of Anderson & Strudwick Capital Advisors and Director of Research for Richmond, Virginia based Anderson & Strudwick, Inc. (A&S). At A&S, he also served on the Board of Directors. Mike has had an extensive career focused on sell side investment management research, building a strict discipline for individual security evaluation and monitoring. Mr. Via began his investment career in 1980 with Branch, Cabell & Co. as an investment broker. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics. Mr. Via maintains his Series 65 investment license.
Eric Frantzen
Principal, Chief Executive Officer, Portfolio Manager
Eric founded Frantzen Capital Management, Inc. in September of 2002. Mr. Frantzen's investment experience includes several years at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, L.L.C. At Dresdner, Eric served as an Equity Analyst with the Latin American Equity Group and later worked in Equity Sales with the Pan European Institutional Equity Sales Group. Eric graduated with a B.A. in Economics and a Minor in Business Administration from Rollins College. Mr. Frantzen also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Thunderbird. He maintains his Series 65 investment license.
Blair Frantzen
Principal, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Blair joined Frantzen Capital Management, Inc. in September of 2003. Mr. Frantzen was previously Vice President, Institutional Equity Sales Group, at BB&T Capital Markets. Prior to joining BB&T, Mr. Frantzen was Vice President and Branch Manager at Richmond, Virginia based Anderson & Strudwick, Inc. Prior to his role as Branch Manager, Blair served as an equity research analyst and institutional salesman. Blair also served as President of Mills Value Adviser, Inc., a registered investment advisor located in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Frantzen graduated with a B.S. in Business Management from Lynchburg College. He maintains his Series 65 investment license.
Henry Frantzen
Principal, Chairman
Henry joined Frantzen Capital Management, Inc. in June 2004. He most recently (2003-2009) served as Independent Consultant to Goldman Sachs, appointed under the terms of the Global Research Analyst Settlement. Prior to this, Henry joined Federated Investors in 1995 as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer in charge of Global Equity and Fixed Income investing. At Federated, Henry established the global investment operation. He grew assets from zero to over $6 billion in global equity and fixed income assets. He retired in November 2002.
Prior to joining Federated, Henry served for three years as the Chief Investment Officer, International Equities, for Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., where he managed the $1.5 billion international equity units. Henry's previous experience also includes posts as Director of Oppenheimer Management Corp. (OMC), Executive Vice President and Director of Equities for OMC, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of Yamaichi Capital Management.
Henry first gained national recognition as a senior investment manager for the then $30 billion College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF). During his 17-year tenure there, he founded and built CREF's International Department, became Chairman of the International Investment Committee while serving as one of the three members of CREF's domestic investment committee. Henry grew international assets to $6 billion from 1978 to 1987. He was also Managing Director of CREF, B.V. In addition, Henry served as an outside Director of Swiss Bank Corporation Portfolio Management International.
Henry earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. He also attended the Aspen Institute as well as other leadership courses. He currently serves as Chairman of the board of Key Baby, LLC and is a member of the New York and Naples Society of Security Analysts.
Chris Michaud
Research Analyst
Chris joined Frantzen Capital Management, Inc. (Frantzen) in 2006. Prior to joining Frantzen, Chris was employed within the retirement division of Fidelity Investments. His responsibilities included review and support of retirement plan documentation production. Before joining Fidelity, Chris was employed by MFS Investment Management. At MFS, Chris worked with clients, shareholders, and brokers to ensure accurate communication and the efficient execution of trades and associated transactions. He graduated in 2003 from Rollins College with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration.
