General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> July 27, 2010
Harvey Rowen is the Founder and CEO of Starmont Asset Management in San Ramon, Calif. He has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry, having formerly served as President of Merrill Lynch Trust Company and as President of Retirement Plan Services for Charles Schwab & Co. Prior to that, Mr. Rowen served as an Attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Staff Counsel to the U.S. Congress and Senior Consultant with Stanford Research Institute. He holds an accounting degree from UCLA, a law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from New York University. Mr. Rowen serves on the board of the California, Berkeley, Center for Law, Business and the Economy, and he is Chairman of the Investment Monitoring Committee, Jewish Community Foundation of the Greater East Bay. He is a former board member of the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: You have an extensive background, having served as President of Merrill Lynch Trust, President of Retirement Plan Services for Charles Schwab, and an attorney with the SEC and Congress. Why did