Chaitanya Yaramada, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

Chaitanya re-joined Baird in 2026 and has 17 years of investment experience. She is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth strategy and covers the technology sector for the U.S. growth strategies. She had previously spent nearly a decade at Baird, beginning her career in the equity research department and later serving as a Senior Research Analyst for the U.S. Growth team. Prior to returning to Baird, she was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Brown Capital Management, LLC for seven years. Chaitanya earned her B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Auckland and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2013.