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The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and other forms of equity investments, issued by foreign large capitalization ("large cap") and medium capitalization ("mid cap") companies, that the advisor believes have above-average growth, profitability and quality characteristics.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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John C. Murphy | - | 2014 | Now |
Biography | John C. Murphy, a Partner of William Blair & Company, L.L.C., has co-managed the International Equity Fund and the Institutional International Equity Fund since 2014 along with associated separate account and commingled fund portfolios. In addition, he is the Global Consumer sector team leader and conducts research on large-mid cap non-U.S. Consumer stocks. Mr. Murphy was a Research Analyst within the firm’s sell-side Research Department focusing on e-commerce and hardline retailers prior to joining the International team. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Mr. Murphy worked at Credit Suisse First Boston for nearly six years as an equity research analyst covering a broad range of retail companies. Before working at Credit Suisse First Boston, Mr. Murphy worked as an equity research analyst at Lehman Brothers and as an equity research associate at Salomon Brothers. Prior to sell-side research, he worked as a financial analyst for General Electric Capital, having graduated from GE’s Financial Management Program. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago. Education: B.A., Villanova University, magna cum laude. | ||
David C. Merjan | Portfolio Manager | 2008 | Now |
Biography | David Merjan, a Partner of William Blair Investment Management, LLC, joined William Blair’s Investment Management Department in 1998 as an international stock analyst. From 1986 until 1998, he was with Hughes Electronics in Los Angeles in various capacities, including the Corporate Treasury department where he focused on international mergers and acquisitions and managed corporate currency and interest rate portfolios, as well as in the pension management subsidiary of Hughes where he managed an international equity fund. He has the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Education: B.A., Dickinson College; M.I.M., American Graduate School of International Management. | ||
William George Greig | Portfolio Manager | 2004 | 2010 |
Biography | William George Greig has over 35 years of industry experience as an analyst, portfolio manager, strategist and CIO. He has been developing quantitative research modeling tools since the 1980s. At William Blair he led the international and global investment management effort, growing assets from $90M to over $30B. He has been a Morningstar International Manager of the Year finalist and was named a Barron’s Top 100 fund manager seven times. George earned a BS degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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