General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 23, 2000

Nicholas Azari – Meridian Investment Management Corporation

DR. NICHOLAS G. AZARI is Portfolio Manager and a member of Meridian's Investment Management Committee at Meridian Investment Management Corporation. He is involved in every aspect of the firm's quantitative valuation process and is responsible for its engineering investment strategy research, focusing on domestic and international research. Dr. Azari has previous experience in the high-tech industry and began his investment career in 1994. He joined Meridian in 1999. Dr. Azari earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a BS in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst candidate. Profile
TWST: You use a value approach to identify stocks for the ICON Energy

Fund, Nick. Tell us more about your mandate and philosophy.

Dr. Azari: We have a valuation-based approach which guides us