Ms. Pietropaolo is a Quantitative Analyst for Boston Partners, specializing in quantitative strategies. She joined the firm in December 1997 after spending four years with Putnam Investments where she was an Assistant Vice President and quantitative analyst. Prior to that, she was a database analyst and program analyst at Wellington Management Company and Colonial Management. Ms. Pietropaolo earned a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. degree from Boston University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.