Mr. Ring is a co-portfolio manager for the International Small Cap Focused Value, European Value, and Global Small Cap Focused services. Mr. Ring became a member of the firm in 2010. Prior to joining Pzena Investment Management, he was a senior manager with consulting firm Simat Helliesen & Eichner, providing due diligence for investments in the Industrials and Aerospace & Defense sectors. Mr. Ring began his career with General Electric Aircraft Engines as a design engineer and holds a patent on his GEnx compressor case design for the Boeing 787. He earned a B.S. magna cum laude in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, graduating with honors.