George  Necakov

Portfolio Manager and Director of Quantitative Strategies

CFA

Portfolio Manager

Royce Discovery Fund

Assistant Portfolio Manager

Royce Total Return Fund

George Necakov, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and the Director of Quantitative Strategies for Royce & Associates, LLC, investment adviser to The Royce Funds.

Mr. Necakov manages the firm’s quantitative product offerings, including Royce Discovery Fund, an open-end mutual fund. He also serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager of Royce Total Return Fund. He joined the firm in 1994 and has been involved in portfolio management since 1998. Mr. Necakov received a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 1988.

For more than 35 years, Royce & Associates has adhered to a disciplined value approach in managing smaller-company investment portfolios.