Fund Fact Sheet
Parnassus Fund
Jerome L. Dodson
President, Portfolio Manager
Jerome Dodson is the Founder and President of Parnassus Investments. He is the lead
Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Fund and the Parnassus Small-Cap Fund and is
the Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Workplace Fund and the Parnassus Asia Fund. Prior
to founding Parnassus Investments in 1984, 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 his master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
Ian Sexsmith, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
Ian Sexsmith is a Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Fund and a Senior Research
Analyst. He joined Parnassus Investments in 2011 and was previously a Parnassus
research intern. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Scotiabank and for TD
Bank Financial Group in Toronto. Mr. Sexsmith received his bachelor of commerce
degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada and his master’s degree in business
administration from the University of California, Berkeley. He holds the CFA designation
and is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.
Romahlo I. Wilson
Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
Romahlo Wilson is a Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Fund and a Senior Research
Analyst. He joined Parnassus Investments in 2011 and was previously a Parnassus
research intern. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Cleantech Approach and
in Houlihan Lokey's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Raised in New York, he is an
alumnus of Stuyvesant High School. Mr. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree from
Stanford University with concentrations in computer science and imaging technology.
He received his master's degree in business administration from The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in finance and public policy.