# Rob Sharps

> Rob Sharps is chair and chief executive officer of T. Rowe Price. He joined the Baltimore asset manager in 1997 as an analyst, led its institutional large-cap growth strategy, and moved into firm-wide investment leadership before becoming CEO in January 2022. His current work includes expanding investment vehicles and partnerships while addressing continuing client outflows.

- **Role:** Chair and Chief Executive Officer at T. Rowe Price
- **Organizations:** T. Rowe Price, Greater Washington Partnership, Baltimore Curriculum Project, Bridges Baltimore
- **Education:** B.S. in accounting, summa cum laude, Towson University, M.B.A. in finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Built an institutional large-cap growth strategy that was reported at approximately $18 billion nearly nine years after launch. Asset growth is not a measure of investment return., During his portfolio-management tenure, the firm twice received Institutional Investor’s Large-Cap Growth Equity Manager of the Year recognition., Earned the CFA designation.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Begins corporate-transactions consulting at KPMG Peat Marwick.
- **1995** — Leaves KPMG to pursue an MBA; completes an equity-research internship at Wellington Management before joining T. Rowe Price.
- **1997** — Joins T. Rowe Price as a financial-services equity analyst.
- **2001** — Institutional large-cap growth strategy launches on October 31 with $2 million in firm seed capital.
- **2016** — Moves into global-equity leadership and joins the Management Committee.
- **2017** — Becomes head of Investments and group chief investment officer.
- **2021** — Becomes president in February.
- **2022** — Becomes CEO in January, succeeding Bill Stromberg.
- **2024** — Adds board chair in May.
- **2026** — Continues as chair and CEO as Eric Veiel becomes president effective June 1.

## Achievements

- Built an institutional large-cap growth strategy that was reported at approximately $18 billion nearly nine years after launch. Asset growth is not a measure of investment return.
- During his portfolio-management tenure, the firm twice received Institutional Investor’s Large-Cap Growth Equity Manager of the Year recognition.
- Earned the CFA designation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 12 disclosure reported $1.86 trillion of assets at September 30 and $28.3 billion of third-quarter net outflows; Q3 earnings were scheduled for October 29.
- **2026-07** — Q2 results reported approximately $1.9 trillion of assets and $6.5 billion of net outflows, with positive flows in May and June.
- **2026-06** — Eric Veiel became president, with Sharps remaining chair and CEO.
- **2026-01** — Published three priorities for improving global retirement outcomes.

## Links

- Website: https://www.troweprice.com/en/us/bios/robert-sharps
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sharps

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