Investment Team
Philippe RollandFounder, Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager
Philippe is Chief Investment Officer of Global Value Advisors where he serves as a Co-Portfolio Manager on the firm’s strategies. He joined Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (GMO) in Boston in 1997 as a real estate analyst, picking European stocks for the Global Properties Fund. In 2000, he became co-portfolio manager for the GMO Global Active Equity Fund where he was responsible for investments in global industries (developed and emerging markets). He was made Partner in 2008 and was a portfolio manager for European countries and industries from 2008 to 2017 for large cap and small cap international strategies. Philippe graduated in 1993 from the Paris Business School (ISC) and completed a Master’s Degree in International Business at the University of Normandy, France, in 1995. He served in the French Navy for one year in 1996.
Todd Bassion, CFAFounder, Partner, Portfolio Manager
Todd is a Co-Portfolio Manager on Global Value Advisors’ strategies. Todd brings over 18 years of investment experience to GVA. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at Delaware Investments on their International Value equity fund and Global Value equity fund where he was responsible for co-managing approximately $1.4 billion in assets. Todd worked within the same group for 17 years at a firm that was acquired several times during his tenure. The original firm, ValueQuest/TA, was first acquired by Thomas Weisel Partners, then by Delaware Investments, and finally by Macquarie Group in 2010. He began as a Research Assistant and was promoted to Research Associate in 2001, Analyst in 2002, Senior Analyst in 2004 and Portfolio Manager in 2006. Todd received his B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa from Colorado College. He is a member of the CFA Society Boston, Inc. and the CFA Institute.
Mathew Marotta, CFAFounder, Partner, Investment Research, Portfolio Implementation
Mathew is responsible for quantitative analysis and portfolio construction and implementation on Global Value Advisors’ strategies. He also contributes to investment research. Mathew brings over fifteen years of industry experience to GVA. Prior to co-founding GVA, he was a member of the international active investment division at GMO, where he was responsible for the portfolio construction, implementation and analysis for the team’s global and international strategies. Previously at GMO, Mathew was a member of the asset allocation investment division as a systems engineer for the derivatives trading desk, and was also a member of the information technology group as a software engineer for the operations team. Prior to joining GMO in 2007, he was a financial analyst at Fidelity Investments. Mathew received his B.S. in Business Administration from Babson College. He is a member of the CFA Society Boston, Inc. and the CFA Institute.