B.A. in Economics (summa cum laude, CFA® charterholder

Rayna heads the Small Company Growth Team and is lead portfolio manager of Polen Capital’s U.S. Small Company Growth and U.S. SMID Company Growth strategies. 

Prior to joining Polen Capital in 2017, Rayna spent nine years in portfolio management and two years as a research analyst at Fidelity Investments in Boston, evaluating small and mid-cap companies. She also spent nine years working in small-cap research for Jennison Associates and Lord Abbett & Company.

Rayna received a B.A. in Economics from Barnard College, a division of Columbia University, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1996. Rayna is a CFA® charterholder and holds a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.