General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 28, 1998

Douglas S. Foreman – Trust Company Of The West

DOUGLAS S. FOREMAN is Group Managing Director Chief Investment Officer U.S. Equities and Chairman Equity Policy Committee of Trust Company of the West. Prior to joining the company in 1994, Mr. Foreman spent eight years at Putnam Investment in Boston. At Putnam, he spent his last five years managing institutional accounts and mutual funds for clients. Previously, Mr. Foreman was an MIT faculty member, teaching celestial navigation and ship handling, and a Main Propulsion Assistant aboard the USS Merrill (D.D.-976). Mr. Foreman graduated with Distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy, receiving a BS in Marine Engineering and an MBA from Harvard University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
CHRISTOPHER J. AINLEY is Managing Director U.S. Equities at Trust Company of the West. Prior to joining the company in 1994, Mr. Ainley spent two years at Putnam Investments as a Vice President and Analyst in the Equity Research Group and then as a Portfolio Manager for the Core Equity Group. Previously, he was Vice President, Equity Research Analyst for J.P. Morgan Investment Management; Tax Supervisor for Coopers & Lybrand; and also served as Director of Programming for the New England Council, Inc. Mr. Ainley received a BA from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: Won't you give us a profile of the firm first of all?

Mr. Foreman: We have historically been focused on two major markets, the

large institutional market and the high net worth market.