General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> February 14, 2000

Barbara C. Friedman – John Hancock Funds

Barbara C. Friedman is a Senior Vice President and leads the portfolio management team of John Hancock Special Opportunities Fund. She is also head of the multi-sector growth and mid-cap growth strategy teams. Prior to joining John Hancock Funds in 1998, Ms. Friedman was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Fleet Investment Advisors. Earlier she was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Loomis, Sayles and Company, as well as a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Harvard Management Company. Ms. Friedman has over 25 years of experience in the investment business. Ms. Friedman holds a Bachelor's degree from Smith College and a Master's degree in Economics from New York University. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Investment Counselor. Profile
TWST: You invest in the mid-cap sector by mandate. Please tell us the

parameters that you use to define a mid-cap stock for the fund.

Ms. Friedman: I use the Morningstar guidelines, which