General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> November 15, 2010

A Bottom-up Approach To Investing In Health Care – Ann Gallo – Wellington Management Company, Llp

Ann Gallo is the Senior Vice President and Global Industry Analyst for Wellington Management Company, LLP, and team member of Hartford Global Health Funds. As an Analyst in Wellington Management's Global Industry Research Group, Ms. Gallo specializes in the health care services industry. She conducts fundamental analysis on the companies within her industry and makes buy/sell decisions based on her findings and market conditions. Prior to joining Wellington Management, Ms. Gallo was a Health Care Analyst with BT Alex.Brown and Piper Jaffray, a Financial Analyst with Citibank N.A. and an Auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. Ms. Gallo received her B.S. in accounting from Boston College and her M.S. in finance and applied economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. Profile
TWST: You are the Portfolio Manager for the Hartford Global Health Fund. Why did you decide to do a health fund? What is appealing about that area?

Ms. Gallo: We think that now is probably one of the