Heartland Advisors

Jacob Westphal

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. 

Investment Experience

  • Heartland Advisors, 2020-present
  • UBS Investment Bank, 2017-2020
  • Evalueserve, 2016-2017

Education

  • B.B.A. in Finance, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 2016

Certification

  • Passed CFA Level I (2016)

Community Service

  • Salvation Army Echelon, President
  • Salvation Army Golf Outing Commitee, Member

Heartland Advisors Value Investing Research Analyst Jacob Westphal

Associate Portfolio Manager

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Investing in Action
7/23/2025

It's All in the Research

Follow Associate Portfolio Manager, Jacob Westphal, as he shares his takeaways from a Research Trip!

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