Nicola Stafford biography
Nicola Stafford is a portfolio manager in the Equity division at Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments is a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing, and other financial products and services to institutions, financial intermediaries, and individuals.
In this role, Ms. Stafford co-manages the Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund, Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Mid-Cap Fund, VIP Balanced Portfolio, and the Fidelity Mid-Cap Commingled Pool. Additionally, she manages the consumer discretionary sleeves of Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor Balanced Funds, Fidelity VIP Balanced Fund, the Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Fund, and the communications services sleeve of the Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Mid-Cap Fund.
Prior to assuming her current responsibilities, Ms. Stafford managed the consumer staples sleeves of Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor Balanced Funds, Fidelity VIP Balanced Fund, Fidelity Series All-Sector Equity Fund, and co-managed Fidelity Select Retailing Portfolio, Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portfolio, Fidelity Advisor Consumer Staples Fund, Fidelity VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio, and Fidelity Consumer Staples Central Fund. Ms. Stafford also spent time working as a research analyst at Fidelity International Limited (FIL) in London, covering U.S. consumer durable retail and European consumer staples stocks. While in London, she also managed a global consumer industries fund and co-managed a global diversified fund. Prior to relocating to London, she managed Fidelity Select IT Services Portfolio and followed IT services and U.S. consumer discretionary companies. She has been in the financial industry since 2001.
Ms. Stafford earned her bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Benjamin Shuleva biography
Benjamin Shuleva is a portfolio manager and research analyst in the Equity division at Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments is a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing, and other financial products and services to institutions, financial intermediaries, and individuals.
In this role, Mr. Shuleva manages Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portfolio, Fidelity Advisor Consumer Staples Fund, Fidelity VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio, and the consumer staples subportfolio of Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund. Additionally, he is a research analyst responsible for researching food and non-alcoholic beverage, household product staples, and U.S. tobacco companies.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Shuleva managed the Fidelity Consumer Staples Central fund, and co-managed the Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector All Cap Fund and the Fidelity Select Natural Gas Portfolio. He also covered energy companies for Fidelity’s diversified and energy-specific funds. He has been in the financial industry since joining Fidelity in 2008 as an equity research associate where he began his career researching stocks.
Mr. Shuleva earned his bachelor degree in finance from Southern Methodist University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
