Eastern Shore Capital Management (ESCM) is an investment boutique specializing in long-only U.S. Small and Smid cap equities.
Investment Team
Robert C. Barringer, CFAFounder, Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager
Bob is a co-founding partner of Eastern Shore Capital Management where he serves as co-portfolio manager of the ESCM Small Cap Equity and Smid Cap Equity strategies. Bob brings over twenty five years of investment experience to Eastern Shore and has held senior roles in several firms. Prior to co-founding ESCM he served as a managing director and portfolio manager at FBR Asset management, where he managed the FBR Small Cap and Large Cap funds. Before joining FBR, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research at Citizens Funds. Prior to joining Citizens, Mr. Barringer served as director and co-portfolio manager at AEW Capital Management. While at AEW, Bob was co-portfolio manager of the AEW institutional separately managed and alternative REIT portfolios. He began his career as a research analyst covering small and mid-cap banks and thrifts at Fidelity Investments. Bob received his B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
James M. O'Brien, CFAFounder, Partner, Portfolio Manager
Jim is a co-founding partner of Eastern Shore Capital Management where he serves as co-portfolio manager of the ESCM Small Cap Equity and Smid Cap Equity strategies. Prior to co-founding ESCM, Jim served as a member of the investment team for eight years at Moody Aldrich Partners: he began as a Senior Analyst, became an Associate Portfolio Manager in 2007, and was later named the Lead Portfolio Manager on the firm’s Small Cap Value strategy. Previously, he was an Equity Research Analyst at Citizens Funds for four years. Prior to that, he was a Financial Analysis Technology Strategist at Primark. Jim’s experience also includes Financial Technology Business Development at One Source Information Services, Senior Fund Accountant at Fidelity Investments, and Account Specialist at Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company. Jim earned a Masters Certificate in Accountancy and a B.S. Degree in Economics and Finance at Bentley University.
Sarah L. Westwood, CFA, CMTPartner, Portfolio Manager
Sarah joined Eastern Shore Capital Management as a partner in March of 2013, and serves as co-portfolio manager of the ESCM Small Cap Equity and Smid Cap Equity strategies. Prior to joining the firm from Fidelity Investments, she served on the investment team at Moody Aldrich Partners as an Associate Portfolio Manager from 2008 to 2012. She joined Moody Aldrich following eight years at Putnam Investments, where she served as a Senior Vice President and Analyst on the firm’s Strategic Research Team. She began her career as a Research Associate for Harvard Business School, and later joined Cobey, Jacobson, and Gordon, a boutique investment management firm serving high net worth clients. A former Captain, Military Intelligence, U.S. Army Reserve, Sarah served in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2004. She earned a B.A. degree in English and Art History, Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College, and a Master of Global Business Administration degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.