General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 22, 1997
LEN A. HAUSSLER is a Founder and President of Opus Capital Management,
Inc. (OCM). He is the creator of the systematic, value methodology
described herein and is responsible for the management and trading of
all OCM client accounts. Prior to starting OCM, he was the Assistant
Treasurer and Director of Investments for twelve years at Cincinnati
Bell Inc. His duties at Cincinnati Bell included developing the
investment policy and directing the investments for the $750 million
Pension Fund and the $250 million Savings Plans. Other investments he
either controlled or consulted on amounted to $150 million. Mr. Haussler
has developed a national reputation for his innovative use of financial
asset classes to increase returns while still managing to reduce risk.
As such, Mr. Haussler has been a frequent speaker at conferences around
the nation on various financial topics. Mr. Haussler has acted as an
investment consultant for various companies in the Cincinnati area. For
example, he was sought out to be the Co-Chairman of a task force
commissioned by the City Manager to make investment policy
recommendations to the City of Cincinnati's $2 billion pension fund.
Presentation of his recommendations were made to the City Manager,
members of Council and the Pension Board. These recommendations are
currently being implemented, and Mr. Haussler has been formally
commended by the Mayor of the city and by the Pension Plan's consultant.
Prior to Cincinnati Bell, Mr. Haussler worked as a Financial Analyst for
the Mead Corporation, taught at the University of Cincinnati and
performed various accounting, audit and tax duties for Arthur Andersen
and Company. Mr. Haussler is very active in the financial community of
Cincinnati. He is the past Treasurer of the Midwest Benefits Conference,
long-time member of the Southern Ohio Pension Group and member of the
Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts. He is also active in the
community as a volunteer for the auxiliary arm of the Downtown Council
for the past twelve years and has functioned as its Vice President and
President. Mr. Haussler earned both a BBA in Accounting (1978) and an
MBA in Finance (1980) from the University of Cincinnati. He is also a
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Account (CPA) and
Certified Cash Manager (CCM). Profile
the firm does -- Opus Capital Management, in general, and what you do in
particular.
Mr. Haussler: We invest in small to
