Jerome L. Dodson
President and Portfolio Manager
Jerome Dodson founded Parnassus Investments in 1984. He is the President of Parnassus Investments and Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Fund, Parnassus Small-Cap Fund, and Parnassus Workplace Fund. Prior to founding Parnassus Investments, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Savings of America from 1976 to 1982 where he started the "Solar T-Bill" program to finance solar energy installations and also developed innovative programs to finance low and moderate income housing. Mr. Dodson received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and received his master's degree in business administration from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business.