General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 18, 1997

Arthur T. French – Pillar Point Capital Mgmt

ARTHUR T. FRENCH, CFA, CIC, is Senior Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer, responsible for coordinating and implementing investment strategy, with specific responsibility for equity investments. Mr. French has been active in the investment community since 1976 when he joined Citibank's Investment Management Group. Beginning at Citibank, later as a portfolio manager and a voting shareholder of Loomis Sayles, Inc., and most recently as director of equity strategy for First Interstate Bank. Mr. French has managed portfolios for a diverse group of individual and institutional clients. He joined Pillar Point Capital Management, Inc. at its inception. Mr. French received his A.B. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1974, and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1976. In 1995, Mr. French received both the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Investment Counselor designations. He is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and the Security Analysts of San Francisco. Profile
TWST: Mr. French, let's start by your giving us a description or profile

of your firm.

Mr. French: We're a relatively new firm. We started July 1, 1993,

managing the investment portfolio of