General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 18, 1999
W. GEORGE GREIG is a Principal of William Blair & Company, LLC and has
co-managed the Fund since its inception in 1998. He joined the
Investment Management Department in 1996 as an International Portfolio
Manager in 1996, prior to which he headed International Equities for PNC
Bank in Philadelphia. Mr. Greig was also a founding partner of Pilgrim
Baxter & Associates, where he was an Analyst, Research Director, and
Portfolio Manager, as well as Chief Investment Officer of Framlington
Group. Mr. Greig holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. Profile
JEFFREY A. URBINA joined William Blair & Company in 1996 and has co-
managed the Fund since its inception in 1998. In addition to the
Emerging Market Growth Fund, he is responsible for emerging market
research for the William Blair International Growth Fund. From 1991 to
1996, Mr. Urbina was Senior Vice President and Director of Emerging
Market Research and a Portfolio Manager for the Van Kampen American
Capital Navigator Fund in Luxembourg during which time he also served as
Director of Fixed Income Research and was a member of the Investment
Policy Committee. Prior to this, he was associated with Citicorp and
Harris Bank in Chicago. Mr. Urbina holds a Bachelor's degree from
Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's
Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Profile
about your approach to investing in general.
Mr. Greig: The firm, as you may know, has been around for a long time,
65
