Evan Zehnal

Assistant Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst

 

Evan Zehnal is an assistant portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments. Based out of our San Francisco office, he works with Mark Schmehl on his investment strategies and provides actionable investment ideas to the broader Equity team. Most recently, Evan was a research analyst covering the technology sector with Fidelity Investments Canada (FIC). Before FIC, he worked at Maverick Capital and SQN Investors in San Francisco also in the technology space. Evan also has experience in banking in Canada, including TD Bank.
Joined Fidelity

2020

Career experience

Assistant Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, Fidelity Investments

Analyst, SQN Investors

Analyst, Technology, Maverick Capital

Analyst, Investment Banking (Mergers and Acquisitions), TD Securities 

Education

B.Comm., McMaster University

M.B.A., Columbia University Business School

 

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