Gregory Padilla is a member of the Aristotle Capital research team and a veteran of the investment industry. Prior to joining Aristotle Capital, Mr. Padilla was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Vinik Asset Management LP and Tradewinds Global Investors LLC. While at Tradewinds, Mr. Padilla was a key member of the All-Cap Equity strategy, the Global All-Cap strategy, and Global Natural Resource strategy. During his tenure, these three strategies received Lipper awards for top ranking in their respective categories.

Mr. Padilla earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Arizona State University and MBA with Honors and a concentration in investments and financial markets from the University of Southern California. He is a CFA® charterholder.