General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 10, 2009

Investing In Industry Leaders – Virginia M. Dawson – Claremont Investment Partners, Llc

Virginia M. Dawson joined Claremont Investment Partners, LLC, as President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2008. Prior to joining Claremont, she was with Merrill Lynch & Co., where she gained a broad based knowledge of the finance industry and business and process controls. As a senior level manager within the Equity Research department she focused on strategic business and technology initiatives, as well as managed teams focused on servicing large scale institutional and high net worth clients. In addition, she has a strong background in fundamental equity analysis, having spent several years as a senior equity analyst on Merrill's number one ranked (by Institutional Investor) Real Estate Investment Trust team. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of Claremont Investment Partners?

Ms. Dawson Claremont Investment Partners was founded in Summit, New Jersey, in

1996. The firm was founded by Gerald