Aaron R. Foresman, CFA

Aaron R. Foresman, CFA is a Senior Research Analyst at Crawford Investment Counsel and has been with the firm since 2014. Aaron is responsible for equity research in the Information Technology and Energy sectors and serves as a voting member of the Equity Investment Team. Aaron also serves as Director of Managing Income Strategy. Prior to joining Crawford Investment Counsel, Aaron served as a portfolio manager at Buckhead Capital Management as well as an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Aaron received his BS in Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in Economics from The Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma National Business Honor Society. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Atlanta

AI Competition and the Software Investment Narrative

AI has introduced uncertainty into enterprise software by inserting a powerful new layer between users and traditional applications.

February 27, 2026 5 min read

Interview with the Director of Equity Research

While the team possesses a myriad of individual professional experiences, we are all aligned in our focus on meeting each of our portfolio’s specific objectives.

February 06, 2025 5 min read

Innovation & Transformation: Investing in AI

Given the pace of innovation and the rapid adoption of generative AI technologies, now is an exciting time to be an investor in companies with AI exposure. At Crawford, we can take advantage of these opportunities by identifying individual companies that both meet our quality requirements AND participate in these secular growth markets.

July 02, 2024 7 min read

Generative AI: Generating Investment Opportunity

In November, the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT marked the beginning of the commercial phase of the global race in artificial intelligence.

June 05, 2023 5 min read

Find a Need and Fill It: Managed Income Strategy

The Crawford Managed Income strategy was born in an effort to solve a personal, real-world problem.

March 07, 2023 3 min read

Generating Income and Exploiting Inefficiencies

Our Managed Income Strategy generates attractive, income-oriented returns with lower risk by exploiting these opportunities in higher-yielding securities.

March 16, 2022 5 min read