General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> September 11, 2000

Conrad Herrmann – Franklin Templeton Investments

CONRAD B. HERRMANN is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Franklin Advisers, Inc., a part of Franklin Templeton Investments, and Director of Franklin's equity group. He is also the Portfolio Manager of Franklin California Growth Fund and Franklin Technology Fund. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Vice President and General Manager of Aquila Management, a mutual fund group in New York City. Mr. Herrmann earned a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard University. He is a Director and Officer of the Security Analysts of San Francisco (SASF) and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a Licensed Registered Securities Representative and a General Securities Principal. Profile
TWST: Won't you tell us about your Franklin California Growth Fund and

what the Fund offers investors?

Mr. Herrmann: The original concept with creating this Fund was really to

leverage our