Colleen Quinn Scharpf, CFA
President and Chief Operating Officer

Prior to co-founding Cheswold Lane Asset Management, LLC in 2006, Ms. Scharpf was the Director of Investments for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 2003. Ms. Scharpf managed the international equity and global bond portfolios for the $6 billion defined benefit pension plan. Before joining the Board of Pensions, she held several positions at Putnam Investments. She was a senior member of the Strategic Relationship Team (SRT), providing custom research and investment solutions to the firm’s largest institutional clients. Prior to joining the SRT, Ms. Scharpf conducted monthly 3P internal reviews (Philosophy, Process and Performance) for Putnam’s Head of Investments. She began her career at Putnam as a quantitative analyst in the Fixed Income division. Previous employment includes HSBC and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Ms. Scharpf earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Rutgers College and received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Scharpf has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia (FAP).

Eric F. Scharpf
Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager

Prior to co-founding Cheswold Lane Asset Management, LLC in 2006, Mr. Scharpf was a partner and senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners since 2004. At Chartwell, he managed US and international large cap value equity portfolios. From 1997-2003, Mr. Scharpf was a portfolio manager and research analyst for Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, an institutional asset management division of Morgan Stanley & Co. He was a member of the portfolio management team that managed over $12 billion in large cap equity portfolios including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Value Trust, Morgan Stanley Institutional Equity Fund, and Morgan Stanley Dividend Growth Fund. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Scharpf worked as an investment banker for Salomon Brothers in the energy and chemicals group. Previous employment includes Fidelity Investments and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Mr. Scharpf earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matthew H. Taylor
Partner and Portfolio Manager

Prior to co-founding Cheswold Lane Asset Management, LLC in 2006, Mr. Taylor was a partner and portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners since 2004. At Chartwell, he managed US large cap value equity portfolios, including the Chartwell Dividend Income Fund, a closed-end high dividend fund. Before joining Chartwell, Mr. Taylor worked for Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, an institutional asset management division of Morgan Stanley & Co., from 2000-2003, as a member of the portfolio management team of the Morgan Stanley Dividend Growth Fund and as a research analyst on the Morgan Stanley Institutional Value Trust. He worked for Prudential Investments and Prudential International Investments prior to joining Morgan Stanley. Previous employment includes UMS Group and Fidelity Investments.

Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Swarthmore College and received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.