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Before the founding of Epoch Investment Partners in 2004 William W. Priest was a Co-Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Steinberg Priest & Sloane Capital Management LLC for two years. Prior to joining Steinberg Priest he was a Member of the Global Executive Committee of Credit Suisse Asset Management Chairman and CEO of Credit Suisse Asset Management Americas and CEO and Portfolio Manager of its predecessor firm BEA Associates which he co-founded in 1972. During his 30 year tenure at BEA and CSAM Mr. Priest developed the firm into a well-recognized investment manager with over $100 billion US under management. He is a CFA charterholder CPA and a graduate of Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Graduate School of Business. He is author of several published articles and papers on investing and finance including the books The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA and the most recent Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield: New Priorities for the Global Investor published by John Wiley & Sons. He is a Director of Globe Wireless InfraRedX and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | 