General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 16, 2003
AMIT WADHWANEY, a Portfolio Manager at Third Avenue Management,
manages the Third Avenue International Value Fund. He is also a
Senior Research Analyst for the Third Avenue Value Fund and the
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund, as well as a Portfolio Manager
for Third Avenue Management's private and institutional advisory
business. Additionally, he is Portfolio Manager of the MJ Whitman
Global Value Fund, LP, a private partnership investing in
undervalued companies worldwide. Previously, he was Portfolio
Manager of the Carl Marks Global Value Fund, LP. Prior to that he
was a Principal of Glenrock Asset Management Associates, LP; both
firms are investment partnerships investing worldwide. Earlier in
his career, Mr. Wadhwaney was a Securities Analyst, and
subsequently Director of Research, for MJ Whitman, Inc. Prior to
that, he was a paper and forest products Analyst at Bunting
Warburg, a Canadian brokerage firm. He holds an MBA in Finance
from the University of Chicago as well as a BA (honors) with
distinction and an MA In Economics from Concordia University in
Montreal, Canada. He also holds Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics
and Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Profile
TWST: Please give us a brief overview of Third Avenue Managementand your particular responsibilities there.
Mr. Wadhwaney: Third Avenue Management currently manages about
$4.5 billion. The