Jacob Westphal is an Associate Portfolio Manager for the Heartland Value and Value Plus Funds and their corresponding Value and Small Cap Value Plus Strategies. He also supports the Small Cap Value Strategy.
He joined the Heartland Investment Team full-time in 2020 as a Research Analyst prior to his promotion to Associate Portfolio Manager in 2025.
Previously, Westphal was an Equity Research Associate at UBS Investment Bank where he participated in all aspects of the equity research process covering the Leisure, Gaming, and Lodging space. Prior to his role at UBS Investments, he also gained equity research experience as a Research Associate at Evalueserve and an Equity Analyst Intern at Netols Asset Management.


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