Key Professionals

The London Company has over 185 years of combined investment experience. Read more about our professionals below.

Our Team

Stephen M. Goddard, CFA

Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Managing Principal, Portfolio Manager

Stephen M. Goddard is Managing Director and Founder of The London Company, and heads the firm's investment committee. He has over 20 years of investment experience, beginning his career as an analyst in 1985 for Scott & Stringfellow, followed by Senior Portfolio Management positions at CFB Advisory and Flippin, Bruce & Porter.

A CFA charterholder, member of the Richmond Society of Financial Analysts, and a former Board member of the Virginia Asset Management Investment Corporation, Goddard earned his BA in Economics (Distinguished) from Virginia Military Institute in 1983 and his MBA (concentration in Finance) from the University of Richmond in 1985.

Jonathan T. Moody, CFA

Principal, Portfolio Manager

Mr. Moody is a principal, portfolio manager, and a member of the firm's investment committee. Prior to joining The London Company, he founded Primary Research Group. Mr. Moody has over 20 years of investment experience.

Mr. Moody started his career at Woodward and Associates, followed by analyst/portfolio manager positions at Piedmont Capital and Crestar Asset Management (now Trusco). Mr. Moody also worked at BB&T Capital Markets.

Mr. Moody performed his graduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute in 1986. Mr. Moody is a CFA charterholder and a member of CFA Virginia.

J. Wade Stinnette, Jr.

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Stinnette is a portfolio manager and member of the firm's investment committee. He has over 20 years of investment experience, starting his career at Wachovia Corporation, and later with Tanglewood Asset Management.

Mr. Stinnette earned his BS in Chemistry (With Distinction) from Virginia Military Institute and performed graduate studies in business at James Madison University. He is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of VMI Research Laboratories, Inc. and was formerly Secretary and Treasurer of the CFA Society of South Carolina. He served six years as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Marine Corps.

J. Brian Campbell, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Director of Research

Brian Campbell is a portfolio manager and a member of the firm's investment committee. Mr. Campbell has over 11 years of industry experience beginning his career in 2000 as an equity analyst at INVESCO-National Asset Management.

Before joining The London Company, Mr. Campbell spent the previous six years as a portfolio manager and the Director of Research at Hilliard Lyons Capital Management. Mr. Campbell received a B.B.A in Finance (with Honors) from the University of Kentucky in 1998 and his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2004. Mr. Campbell is a CFA charter holder and a member of the CFA Society of Louisville.

Mark E. DeVaul, CFA, CPA

Portfolio Manager

Mark DeVaul is a portfolio manager and a member of the firm's investment committee. Mr. DeVaul has over 15 years of professional experience beginning his career in public accounting followed by over 10 years in equity research.

Before joining The London Company, Mr. DeVaul spent four years as an equity research analyst with First Union Securities and Salomon Smith Barney, followed by over eight years with Nuveen Investments. Mr. DeVaul received a BS in Accounting from Liberty University in 1993 and his MBA from the University of Notre Dame in 1997. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. Mark is also a licensed CPA.

Andrew J. Wetzel

Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Wetzel has 8 years investment experience. He was an equity trader with Wachovia Securities prior to joining The London Company in 2007. Mr. Wetzel graduated from the University of Virginia in 2002 with a B.A. in Economics.

Melissa A. Carlucci

Chief Operating Officer, Portfolio Administrator

Mrs. Carlucci has 11 years experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining The London Company, she worked as an Investment Analyst for Hewitt Investment Group. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society and Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society. Mrs. Carlucci graduated Magna Cum Laude from John F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University with a B.S. in Finance and Business Administration.

Timothy C. McCoy, Jr.

Director of Institutional Sales & Marketing

Mr. McCoy has 18 years of industry experience, beginning his career in 1993 at First Union Securities. More recently, he spent 11 years at Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, serving on both the SMA and Institutional Marketing teams. Mr. McCoy graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 with a B.A. in Political Science. He also completed the Carolina Business Institute in 1993.

Laura F. Gardner

Marketing Specialist

Mrs. Gardner has 9 years of industry experience beginning her career in 2000 at Morgan Stanley. More recently she was employed by Davenport & Company on the institutional sales team. Mrs. Gardner graduated from James Madison University in 1998 with a B.S. in Business Administration. She completed her MBA degree at the University of Richmond in 2008.

Darryl P. Layne

Equity Trader

Mr. Layne has over 17 years of investment experience, beginning his career at Wheat First Butcher Singer. Prior to joining The London Company, he was Associate Director of Equity Trading for the Mentor Investment Group, Head Trader for Flippin, Bruce & Porter, and Trader for Edelman Financial Group. Mr. Layne graduated from Longwood College in 1990 with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Robin Taylor

Operations, Compliance Administrator

Ms. Taylor has over 30 years of experience in the investment industry. She was employed with The London Company four years ago and held the position of Securities Trader, Vice-President of Administration. More recently she was a Compliance Specialist with Edelman Financial Services. Prior to joining The London Company, she was Director of Client Services & Operations, Director of Compliance at TransCommunity Investment Advisors, Inc., Securities Trader at Kanawha Capital Management, LLC, and Assistant Portfolio Manager, Securities Trader at Godsey & Gibb Associates. Ms. Taylor attended Virginia Wesleyan College.

Martha G. Purvis

Portfolio Administrator, Operations

Ms. Purvis has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining The London Company, she was a Client Service Manager at Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, with trading, administration, and operations responsibilities. Ms. Purvis earned her B.S. in Social Work from Radford University in 1981.

Sheri W. Puryear

Portfolio Administrator, Operations

Ms. Puryear has 11 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining The London Company, she worked as a finance and portfolio administrator for Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC. Ms. Puryear earned her B.S. in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993.

Kelly E. Young

Portfolio Administrator, Operations

Ms. Young has over 3 years of experience in operations. Prior to joining The London Company, she worked at TriMech Solutions where she was responsible for database administration, client relations, and accounts receivables. Ms. Young earned her B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from the Spencer and Martha Love School of Business at Elon University in 2007.

Charlotte R. Hundley

Account Administrator

Mrs. Hundley has over 6 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining The London Company, she worked 14 years in client services and account administration for Reynolds Metals Company in purchasing and Business Center International. Mrs. Hundley earned her BA in English from Elon University in North Carolina.

Molly E. Hood

Administrative Assistant

Ms. Hood has over 4 years experience in the administrative support industry. Prior to joining The London Company, she worked for the Virginia House Appropriations Committee and Lennar Corporation in New York. Ms. Hood earned her B.A. in Media Arts & Design from James Madison University in 2003, as well as her M.F.A. in Classical Acting from The George Washington University in 2009.