Mr. Bell is a Managing Director and serves as a portfolio manager for Atlanta Capital’s High Quality Small Cap, High Quality SMID Cap and High Quality Select Equity portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Bell was a portfolio manager with the Florida State Board of Administration where he was responsible for managing their internal special situation equity fund. Mr. Bell holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a graduate of Florida State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.