Our Team

Cornell Bowden

Cornell is the president of Sheets Smith Investment Management. Prior to joining Sheets Smith Wealth Management Inc. in 2003, Mr. Bowden was the Chief Investment Officer of Atlantic Capital Management, Ltd. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bowden served as Senior Vice President and equity strategist of Companion Capital Management Inc. Before joining Companion, he managed the co-mingled equity and money market funds of the Trust Department of Bankers Trust of South Carolina. He began his investment career as a securities analyst with Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, N.A. in 1972.

Mr. Bowden has extensive experience managing equity only and tactical asset allocation balanced portfolios. Since 2006, performance composites of his portfolios have been distinguished multiple times as “Top Guns” by Informa Investment Solutions. He serves as the lead portfolio manager for the active asset Allocation Balanced and Quantitative Equity portfolios. He has responsibility for the strategic and tactical asset allocation used to manage portfolio risk in these balanced portfolios as well as individual stock selection in both balanced and equity only accounts.

Cornell received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Duke University and his Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Emory University.

Cornell is an Eagle Scout and enjoys fishing and woodworking. He also serves in various capacities at his local church.

Greg Bowden

Greg is the Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Sheets Smith Investment Management and has been a portfolio co-manager since its inception in November 2015. Prior to joining the affiliate firm, Mr. Bowden served in various Financial Planning & Analysis roles with Bristow Group, Inc., Melior Innovations, Inc. and Waste Management, Inc. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate venture capital investing, business valuations, and forecasting and budgeting.

Mr. Bowden holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Master of Bioengineering degree from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science degree with Highest Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has passed the Level II exam towards the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Mr. Bowden is an Eagle Scout and enjoys fishing, golf and woodworking in addition to playing with his three young daughters. He is active in his church coordinating a men's ministry providing in-home repairs and handyman services to widows. He and his wife, Carrie, live in Houston, Texas.

Eric Tesler

Eric Tesler leads Sheets Smith’s marketing and sales efforts and brings over 20 years of experience working with advisors on investment solutions. Eric joined the Sheets Smith team in 2019. He holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.