2022 OFFICERS

President

Joe Roman – Atlanta Capital

Vice President

Michael Lemes – Morgan Stanley

Michael is a Vice President at Morgan Stanley working with Institutional clients in the Southeast. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he spent 7 years with Evercore ISI, and ISI prior the buyout, in the Institutional Equity Sales division in New York, Boston, and South Florida. Michael graduated from the University of Georgia and has been on the GSA board since 2017.

Secretary

Hollis Gilliam – EARNEST Partners

Hollis is a member of the trading team at EARNEST Partners, an Atlanta based institutional asset management firm managing over $20 billion in assets for clients around the world.  He previously served as Senior Equity Trader for an international research and investment boutique. During his tenure, Mr. Gilliam was responsible both for executing trades for the firm’s institutional clients and for providing real-time market analysis and ideas to the research team.  His professional experience also includes a client advisory role for MetLife and, prior to that, the structuring of municipal bond deals for PFM Group in Philadelphia, PA.  Mr. Gilliam received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from West Chester University.