Our Team

Jeffrey Loewy
Jeffrey@tirloe.com
Jeff Loewy is the President and a principal of Tirschwell & Loewy. He joined J. Tirschwell & Co. as Executive Vice President in 1981 — which then became Tirschwell & Loewy, Inc. Mr. Loewy has more than 40 years of experience in both research and portfolio management.

Mr. Loewy had formerly been a Partner at Oppenheimer & Co. and an Assistant Vice President and a Portfolio Manager in the Trust Division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. He earned his B.B.A. degree at Ohio University and his M.B.A at Columbia University.

Mr. Loewy is the Chairman of the Board of the American Federation of Arts (AFA) and has served as President and a member of the Board of the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood. He is the past President of the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA), and has served on its Board for over 25 years. NYANA is one of the largest refugee resettlement organizations in the U.S. He has been on the Board of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) for 20 years; Chairman of the Endowment Committee of the AFA; served as Vice President and is a current Board Member of the New York Chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). He was recently elected to the Board of Temple Emanu-el in New York City.


Karen Glassman
Karen@tirloe.com
Karen Glassman joined Tirschwell & Loewy in 2007 as Director of Marketing and New Business Development and a member of the senior management team.

Formerly Deputy Managing Director of W.P. Stewart Asset Management Ltd., Ms. Glassman joined W.P. Stewart in 2003 as a senior member of the W.P. Stewart marketing and client service team. She brings 20 years of experience in the asset management industry, focusing on the high net worth area of the business.

Prior to joining W.P.Stewart, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Papamarkou & Company, Inc., an asset management firm where she was responsible for managing all client relationships, marketing and new business ventures. From 1986 to 1992 she was employed by Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and was the first female arbitrage trader employed by the firm. Ms. Glassman began her career at Bear Stearns in the International Department covering all overseas offices for research and trading.

Ms. Glassman graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ithaca College in both music and finance. She is a member of the Rockefeller University Council and the New York City Mentoring Program.


Howard Friedner
Howard@tirloe.com
Howard Friedner is Vice President and a principal of Tirschwell & Loewy. He is the Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm.

Mr. Friedner joined Tirschwell & Loewy in 2002 and has over 20 years of investment and advisory experience including ten years as a corporate lawyer at major New York law firms and J.P. Morgan where he engaged in a wide variety of corporate finance, securities, merger & acquisition, and private equity transactions.

Mr. Friedner has been involved in all aspects of the investment management business, including security analysis, portfolio management, and advising clients, with a focus on high net worth individuals, families, endowments, foundations and similar institutions.

Mr. Friedner earned his B.A. at Columbia University in 1981, an M.A. at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs in 1982 and his J.D. at Columbia Law School in 1985. Mr. Friedner participates in a variety of community activities and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.


William Butler, CFA
Bill@tirloe.com
William Butler is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst at Tirschwell & Loewy. He joined the firm in early 2007. Mr. Butler has over 18 years of experience in equity research, portfolio management and advising on financial matters.

Mr. Butler previously spent eight years as a portfolio manager for the asset management divisions of Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where he was responsible for managing over $1.5 billion in core equity portfolios for institutional and private clients.

Mr. Butler earned his B.A. in economics at the University of Notre Dame in 1986 and his M.B.A. in finance at the University of Chicago in 1989. He has held the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation since 1998.

Mr. Butler is a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts.


Client Service Team:

Hendrea Schwartz
Henny@tirloe.com
Hendrea (Henny) joined Tirschwell & Loewy in 1987. She is involved in all aspects of client service, regulatory filings and office operations.

Rita Kotelevets
Rita@tirloe.com
Rita joined Tirschwell & Loewy in 1988. She has focused her career on all aspects of client service and is responsible for quarterly invoices and billing.

Kimberly Hernandez
kim@tirloe.com
Kimberly joined Tirschwell & Loewy in 2006. Her responsibilities include bookkeeping, assisting the Marketing Director and supporting all aspects of client service

Sandy Genduso
Sandy@tirloe.com
Sandy  joined Tirschwell & Loewy in 2007 as receptionist/ administrative assistant.  Prior to Tirschwell & Loewy, Sandy was employed by Fred Alger Management as administrative assistant to the Vice Chairman, Chief Marketing Officer.