Joseph V. Amato

Joseph V. Amato is President of Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Chief Investment Officer. He is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee. Prior to this role, Joe served as Lehman Brothers’ Global Head of Asset Management and head of its Neuberger Berman subsidiary, a position he held from April 2006. From 1996 thru 2006, Joe held senior level positions within Lehman Brothers’ Capital Markets business serving as Global Head of Equity Research for the bulk of that time. During his tenure as head of research, Lehman Brothers’ ranking in the annual Institutional Investor’s “All-American Team” equity research survey rose from #12 in 1997 to #1 in 2003. Joe received his Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University.