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David W. Pequet - President, MPI Founder, Senior Portfolio Manager.
Dave Pequet
Awards & Honors: David is the Scholarship Treasurer of the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship Fund.  On December 17, 1997 David (Roger's nephew) & Roger's Father, Donald Chaffee, accepted the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously for Roger from President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office.

Born June 2, 1952.  Formed MPI Investment Management in 1986 while at Moseley Securities.  MPI Investment Management was an investment advisory service of Moseley Securities and subsequently Gruntal & Co., Inc. (Gruntal purchased Moseley in March of 1988) until January 1990 when MPI became an independent registered investment advisor.  Prior to Moseley Securities in 1986, Mr. Pequet was an account executive with Prudential Bache Securities for five years.  Mr. Pequet entered the securities industry in 1975 after serving as an Officer in the United States Naval Flight Program.  Mr. Pequet holds a B.S. Degree in Engineering from Michigan State University.

David dedicated eight years to the Village of Oak Brook Planning Commission and in 2001 was awarded the Outstanding Community Service Award.   David is the Treasurer of The Hinsdale Public Library Foundation and has been a board member since 2003.

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Bradley C. Smith - Sr. Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Brad Smith

Born September 10, 1966.  Mr. Smith joined MPI in 1992 from Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. Degree and received his MBA in Finance with distinction from DePaul University.  Mr. Smith is an active member in the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society.  Brad & his wife, Leigh Anne, currently make their home in Elmhurst and are the proud parents of three daughters, Lily, Emma and Ava.  Mr. Smith became an equity partner in MPI in 2002 and is a key member of MPI's Equity and Fixed Income portfolio management team.


Matt Pequet - Vice President
Matt Pequet

Born July 30, 1981 Matt Pequet joined MPI in 2003. Graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs. Matt is responsible for the supervision and management of trade processing and settlements and the firms portfolio management systems. Matt is also accountable for all client and consultant reporting.  Matt became an equity partner in MPI in 2008.