General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 11, 2003
MARK J. GIESE is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Nicholas
Company. He has spent the last decade evaluating financial, healthcare,
information technology and telecommunications companies. He also
manages the exclusive Nicholas Liberty Fund, a best-ideas fund, which is
available only to Wisconsin residents. While a student, Mr. Giese
interned with Cleary Gull, where he researched a broad variety of
companies and began modeling Harley Davidson's finance division. In
1994, he joined Nicholas Company as a generalist research analyst and in
December 2001, he became manager of the newly introduced Liberty Fund.
Mr. Giese is a sportsman who enjoys skiing, golf and hunting. He
graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a BBA degree
in Accounting and Finance and went on to earn an MS degree in Finance.
Mr. Giese is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Public Accountant
and member of the Milwaukee Investment Analysts Society. Profile
responsibilities there?
Mr. Giese: Our firm was founded in 1967 by Ab Nicholas, who still works
here today. It was
