General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 29, 2004

ROGER PARADISO – SMITH BARNEY ASSET MANAGEMENT

ROGER PARADISO, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for Multiple Discipline Account Portfolios at Smith Barney Asset Management, began his career in 1988 with Shearson American Express. In 1995, he became a Portfolio Manager of the Smith Barney Asset Management Large Capitalization Growth portfolios and one year later also began managing the Multi-Capitalization Growth portfolios. This led to the development of the Multiple Discipline Account (MDA) Program in 1997, which offers diversification in one account to high net worth investors. He received his BS in Finance from Long Island University in Brookville, New York. He is involved with an organization called Student Scholarship, which helps underprivileged high school students in the Bronx. He has also coached roller hockey for youngsters in Manhattan. He currently resides in Connecticut with his wife and children. Profile
TWST: What do you do at Citigroup Asset Management?

Mr. Paradiso: My focus is on the individually managed account market.

I'm working with individual clients and their financial consultants.