Profile
Mr. Joseph A.
Frohna, CFA MBA, is a Founding Principal & Portfolio Manager at 1492 Capital Management LLC.
He has managed public and private accounts for institutional and individual investors since 1997, successfully guiding clients through both bull and bear markets.
A founding principal of the firm and lead manager of the 1492 Small Cap Growth strategy and Co-PM on the Small Cap Core Alpha and Small Cap Dynamic Hedge strategies, he focuses on finding small cap companies with superior growth characteristics and deploys a thematic approach to leverage 1492’s research to identify as many companies participating in a particular high growth area of the economy.
Prior to founding 1492 Capital Management, LLC, Mr. Frohna was the founder and CEO of Cortina Asset Management and lead portfolio manager of the Cortina Small Cap Growth strategy.
Under his leadership, Cortina grew to nearly $2 billion in small cap assets under management in less than three years.
He began his investment career in 1994 at Salomon Brothers in New York where he worked in the Sales and Trading division.
In 1995, he joined Firstar Investment Research and Management Company, now known as U.S.
Bancorp Asset Management as a generalist analyst and in 1997 was promoted to portfolio manager of the nationally recognized First American Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (formerly the Firstar Small Cap Growth and Firstar Microcap Fund) and separate institutional and individual small cap growth portfolios.
He also served on the Alumni Board of Governors at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business from 2010-2016.
He received a B.B.A.
in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater and an M.B.A.
in Finance from the University of Michigan.
He successfully completed both the CFA and CPA exams and prior to his career in investment management, he practiced as a licensed CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co.
Joe Frohna active positions
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1492 Capital Management LLC
1492 Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 1492 Capital Management LLC (1492CM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Joseph “Joe” Frohna in 2008. 1492CM provides discretionary asset management services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and other separate accounts using one of the firm’s small-cap equity investment strategy models. | Founder | 01/01/2008 |
Former positions of Joe Frohna
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Frohna Asset Management
Frohna Asset Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Joseph Frohna, Frohna Asset Management is an investment advisor firm located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. | Chief Investment Officer | 01/01/2008 |
Cortina Asset Management LLC
Cortina Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004, Cortina Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm primarily provides discretionary asset management services to mutual funds, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, trusts, individuals and other separate accounts. They provide discretionary investment management services to a registered investment company, Cortina Funds, Inc. The firm is also the investment adviser to two mutual funds, the Cortina Small Cap Growth Fund – Institutional Shares (CRSGX) and the Cortina Small Cap Value Fund – Institutional Shares (CRSVX) and Investor Shares (CISVX). | President | 01/03/2007 |
US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc.
US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. (USBAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in March 2001 and formerly known as FAF Advisors, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of US Bank National Association, which is owned by US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), a diversified financial holding company. USBAM provides investment advisory services through managed accounts to institutional clients, money market mutual funds, and privately offered investment fund. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1996 |
Smith Barney Asset Management | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/12/1994 |
Firstar Investment Research & Management Co. (WI) | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Joe Frohna
University of Wisconsin | Undergraduate Degree |
University of Michigan | Masters Business Admin |
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Cortina Asset Management LLC
Cortina Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004, Cortina Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm primarily provides discretionary asset management services to mutual funds, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, trusts, individuals and other separate accounts. They provide discretionary investment management services to a registered investment company, Cortina Funds, Inc. The firm is also the investment adviser to two mutual funds, the Cortina Small Cap Growth Fund – Institutional Shares (CRSGX) and the Cortina Small Cap Value Fund – Institutional Shares (CRSVX) and Investor Shares (CISVX). | Finance |
Smith Barney Asset Management | Finance |
Firstar Investment Research & Management Co. (WI) | Finance |
Frohna Asset Management
Frohna Asset Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Joseph Frohna, Frohna Asset Management is an investment advisor firm located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. | Finance |
1492 Capital Management LLC
1492 Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 1492 Capital Management LLC (1492CM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Joseph “Joe” Frohna in 2008. 1492CM provides discretionary asset management services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and other separate accounts using one of the firm’s small-cap equity investment strategy models. | Finance |
US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc.
US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. (USBAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in March 2001 and formerly known as FAF Advisors, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of US Bank National Association, which is owned by US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), a diversified financial holding company. USBAM provides investment advisory services through managed accounts to institutional clients, money market mutual funds, and privately offered investment fund. | Finance |
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