William E. B. Davlin, Founder

Bill was graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College in 1988, and earned his MBA in Finance from Fordham University in 1994. Bill began his career in finance in a training program at the The Equitable Financial Companies and then moved on to become a financial analyst. When the opportunity came along to join the Royce Funds family of small cap value mutual funds in the fall of 1992, Bill took it. Starting as an analyst, Bill later managed a sub-portfolio for the firm. Bill was then recruited to join Burst Media, an internet startup, as CFO, where he helped lead the company to a successful IPO on the AIM in London in 2006. Bill then began working on his professional dream – a way to combine his love of stock picking with a strong interest in Philanthropy, leading to the launch of the Davlin Philanthropic Fund in June, 2008.



H. Fairfax Ayres, III

Fax was graduated with a BA in History from Northwestern University in 1988. After working in Alaska for six years, three of them as a bush pilot, he went on to earn his MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia in 1996. Fax then joined the Royce Funds as an analyst, later managing a sub-portfolio for the firm. Presented with the opportunity to return to Charlottesville, VA, Fax took the CFO position at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello). In addition to his work at the fund, he and his wife own and operate Splendora’s, an authentic Italian gelateria and espresso bar in Charlottesville.

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