Clare Hart, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group. An employee since 1999, Clare is the lead portfolio manager of the JPMorgan Equity Income Fund and the JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund. Prior to joining the team, Clare was with Salomon Smith Barney's equity research division as a research associate covering Real Estate Investment Trusts. She began her career at Arthur Andersen, working as a public accountant while earning both an M.S.A. from DePaul University and a C.P.A. granted by the State of Illinois. Clare also holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Chicago.