Mark Thompson, CFA, Partner

Mark Thompson, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager on William Blair’s Small Cap Growth and All Cap Growth strategies. Previously, he was a research analyst and an associate portfolio manager on William Blair’s Small Cap Growth strategy. In his research role, he focused on U.S. small-cap stocks across sectors. Before joining the firm as a research analyst in 2006, he was a research generalist at Kidron Capital for three years. Before that, he was a research analyst covering healthcare at American Express for two years. Mark is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. He received a B.B.A. in finance, with an emphasis on accounting, and an M.B.A., with an emphasis on finance, from the University of Iowa.