General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 14, 2018

Constructing a Concentrated Portfolio with a Stock-by-Stock Approach

Hiatt, Karen
Karen Hiatt, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager, a Managing Director and CIO Focused Growth Equities with Allianz Global Investors, which she joined in 1998. She manages all focused-growth strategies. Earlier, Ms. Hiatt was a senior research analyst, sector head of the U.S. consumer team and U.S. Director of Research. She has 22 years of investment-industry experience. Ms. Hiatt was previously a vice president and analyst at Bioscience Securities, a boutique investment bank. She has a B.S. in finance, cum laude, from Santa Clara University. Profile
TWST: Could you tell me a little bit about the firm?

Ms. Hiatt: We are a global money manager, really diversified across assets, as well as client base. In terms