Andy Matysik

Chief Executive Officer

Years at Punch:

22

Years in the Industry:

26

Firm Activities:
  • Board of Directors, Vice Chair
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Compliance Committee
  • Operating Committee

As Chief Executive Officer, Andy provides vision and direction for Punch & Associates. He leads the firm’s culture, motivating the quality and character of the team and inspiring a relentless dedication to Punch’s clients. Andy remains closely involved in all aspects of advisory services at the firm while giving colleagues clarity and helping them focus within their strengths. Andy is passionate about alignment and an organizational design that enables clients and colleagues to achieve a vision that is beyond themselves.

Andy has been a managing partner of the firm since its founding in 2002, leading Punch to become a highly unique and differentiated advisory and asset management firm. Never content with the status quo, Andy insists on defining and delivering purposeful results, inspiring others with a rare combination of humility and humor.

Prior to Punch’s inception, Andy was an advisor with a major investment firm. He earned his BBA degree in Finance, Investments, and Banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Andy purchased his childhood home to build a life in the Edina community with his wife, Jennifer, and their four children.

Howard Punch

Chief Investment Officer

Years at Punch:

23

Years in the Industry:

41

Firm Activities:
  • Investment Committee, Chair
  • Charitable Giving Committee

Howard directs all research and investment initiatives at Punch & Associates. Howard honed his investment management skills the old fashioned way: by making a lot of mistakes. Starting his career in the early '80s at Merrill Lynch in New York City and then in Minneapolis, it was normal practice to call clients with one stock at a time, state the case for owning it and hope for the best. Win, lose, or draw, each pick would have to be revisited with each client (talk about transparency!). The end result was a deep respect for risk, a large dose of humility, and a risk-averse investment approach that anticipates what could go wrong before fantasizing about what could go right. After spending nearly 19 years at Merrill Lynch, Howard started Punch & Associates in 2002.

A hopeless research addict and devout student of behavioral finance, Howard actively researches market anomalies and inefficiencies. Howard resides in Eagan, Minnesota with his wife, Julie. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Carleton College, enjoys hockey, golf, and believes the Vikings will have the opportunity to lose their fifth Superbowl before he dies.

Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. All rights reserved.