General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 10, 1998

Ellis Ghodsian – Diversified Investments

ELLIS GHODSIAN heads portfolio research for Diversified Investments. As a portfolio research strategist, he is responsible for organizing the development, the testing and the ongoing evaluation of the bottom-up public equity investment strategies that are offered by the firm. Mr. Ghodsian joined the firm in 1989, as a portfolio research assistant. He accepted the post of co-director of portfolio analytics in 1993. He shared this title with Dr. Dina Levy. In 1995, he was promoted to his current position as portfolio research strategist. Mr. Ghodsian has been instrumental in the development and systematization of DI's investment strategies. These strategies have generated stable returns across varying economic environments and equity market cycles. He received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Cognitive Science, with honors, and a specialization in computing from the University of California, Los Angeles. Profile
TWST: Tell us about Diversified Investments and your philosophy and what

has let you become so successful.

Mr. Ghodsian: Diversified Investments was formed to invest the free

cash flow of a