General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> September 19, 2011

Investing In Energy & Natural Resources – Jay Bhutani – Wellington Management Company, Llp

Jay Bhutani is the Portfolio Manager for the John Hancock II Natural Resources Fund. He works for Wellington Management Company, LLP, an independent and unaffiliated investment subadviser to John Hancock Funds. Mr. Bhutani is responsible for managing global natural resource portfolios for Wellington Management's institutional investors. Based in the firm's Singapore office, he is also an Equity Analyst in Wellington Management's global industry research group and conducts fundamental research on the energy sector. Mr. Bhutani joined Wellington Management in 2007 from Credit Suisse Asset Management in London, where he was an Analyst and Sector Portfolio Manager across the oil, gas and mining industries. Before Credit Suisse, Mr. Bhutani spent several years on the sell side as an Analyst focusing on emerging markets' oil and gas companies with Lehman Brothers in London from 2000 to 2002; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in London and New York from 1997 to 2000; and Caspian Securities in New York from 1995 to 1997. Earlier in his career, he was Editor and Director of global oil markets at Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and a Senior Economist with Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, Inc. Mr. Bhutani earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in finance from Carnegie Mellon University. Profile
TWST: Please tell us a little bit about Wellington Management and give us a broad overview of the firm.

Mr. Bhutani: Wellington Management is an independent investment management firm with