General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 8, 1997

Christopher J. Swanson – Gregory, Zent & Swanson Inc

CHRISTOPHER J. SWANSON, portfolio manager and vice president, began his career with William C. Roney & Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1983. Prior to Roney & Co., Chris competed a two summer internship with a Large Midwestern money management firm in Saginaw, Michigan while finishing studies at Indiana University with a degree in finance. Chris also has earned an MBA with honors in economics from the University of South Florida. Chris joined Gregory & Zent in 1990 as a portfolio manager. His name was added to that of the company in 1997. Chris is a two-term president of the Timbercrest Community Association and active in Catholic charities with his wife Vikki. Profile
TWST: Mr. Swanson, why don't we start with a profile or a description of

your firm.

Mr. Swanson: The firm was really founded in 1988 by Larry Zent who had

come back to Fort Wayne to start a