General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> February 9, 1998

Richard M. Burridge – The Burridge Group

RICHARD M. BURRIDGE, CFA, is Chairman & Chief Investment Officer of The Burridge Group LLC. Mr. Burridge was associated with Alliance Capital Management Corporation for twelve years, as Vice Chairman and Director and as Manager of its Chicago office -- then the second largest in Alliance Capital. Under his management, the office grew in assets from approximately $1 billion to approximately $3 billion over a ten-year period. He was formerly Treasurer and Manager of the endowment assets of the University of Chicago, where he successfully restructured the endowment holdings into a growth-oriented portfolio. His experience also includes seventeen years with The Northern Trust Company, as Director of the research function and Senior Vice President for eight years. He has earned a B.S. degree in finance from the University of Colorado. Mr. Burridge is a past president of the Financial Analysts Society of Chicago and a former Director of the National Financial Analysts Federation. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, a closed-end bond fund, and a Director of the Lincoln National Income Fund and the Lincoln National Convertible Securities Fund, both listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He also serves on the board of Cincinnati Financial Corporation. His varied civic activities include service as Director of Blue Cross of Illinois, President and Director of LaRabida Children's Hospital and former Trustee of the Village of Hinsdale. Profile
TWST: Mr. Richard M. Burridge of The Burridge Group, why don't we start

by your giving to us a description or profile of your firm?

Mr. Burridge: We are a m id-cap ($1-6 billion market cap)