General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 24, 2003

Grace Fey – Frontier Capital Management Llc

Grace Keeney Fey is an Executive Vice President and Director of Frontier Capital Management Company, a $4 billion investment management firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. She began her career at Alliance Capital Management in 1970, working as an Assistant to two Senior Oil Analysts. After leaving Alliance, she worked as an Analyst and writer for Babson United, publisher of the United Business Review. In 1978 she joined Keystone Investment Management Corporation as a Portfolio Manager, working with both institutional and individual clients. From 1980 through 1988, Ms. Fey helped build two small, independent investment management firms in the Boston area. Her activities included portfolio management, equity and fixed income analysis, and marketing. In 1988 she joined Frontier Capital to spearhead the firm's efforts in the wealthy individual and endowment and foundation areas. She currently manages this division for Frontier. Ms. Fey is a chartered Financial Analyst and she is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and the Boston Security Analysts Society. She is a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), and a member of the Social Investment Forum. Ms. Fey has been featured in BusinessWeek, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Wall Street Transcript, Financial Planning on Wall Street, and she is a frequent guest on CNBC and CNN/FN. She currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts, and serves on the Investment Committee of the University of Massachusetts Foundation. She is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zoo New England (Franklin Park and Stone Zoos). She is an Overseer of the Huntington Theatre, having Chaired the Development Committee for several years and currently chairs the Investment Committee, and is Director of The Commonwealth Institute and an Overseer of the Boston Center for Adult Education and a Director of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Her public Board experience includes Tucker Anthony where she served on the Finance Committee, and Bioject Medical Technologies, where she serves on the Audit Committee. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of Frontier Capital

management and your responsibilities there?

Ms. Fey: Frontier Capital Management is a Boston-based investment

management firm with