General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 8, 1997
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 ofyour firm.
Mr. Swanson: The firm was really founded in 1988 by Larry Zent who had
come back to Fort Wayne to start a