I have an MBA with a concentration in finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and I went to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, for my undergraduate degree. I currently live in Tribeca (NYC) with my husband and golden retriever." Differentiation From Other Firms What differentiates Gabelli Funds from other firms? Howard shared: "Since the company was founded in 1976 as an institutional research firm, Gabelli has evolved into a diversified global financial services company offering an extensive range of investment capabilities. Gabelli is widely recognized for its research-driven, value-oriented investment process, which is based on Graham & Dodd's principles of modern security analysis but further augmented by our founder, Mario Gabelli, with his introduction of the concept of Private Market Value (PMV) with a CatalystTM. Gabelli is credited with establishing the PMV with a Catalyst investment philosophy and applying this to the analysis of public equity securities."