General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 31, 2003
EDWIN LUGO II has been a Portfolio Manager at Brown Capital Management,
Inc., since February 2002, and co-manages the Brown Capital
International Equity Fund. He has over 10 years of investment
experience. He began his career in 1990 as the co-Founder of C.L.
Trading Inc, a commodity trading advisor, co-managing a futures-based
hedge fund. In 1996 he joined Templeton Investment Counsel. As a Vice
President and International Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, he was
responsible for researching various countries and global industries,
while managing institutional and high net worth portfolios. He earned a
BS degree in Finance/International Business from Northeastern University
and an MBA in Finance from the Columbia Graduate School of Business. He
is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a member of the Baltimore
Council of Foreign Affairs and an alumnus of the Robert A. Toigo
Foundation. Profile
EDWARD RAMOS has been a Portfolio Manager at Brown Capital Management,
Inc., since December 1998, and co-manages the Brown Capital
International Equity Fund. He has over 10 years of investment
experience. He began his career as an Investment Associate, assisting
the Chief Investment Officer of Prudential Equity Management Associates.
In 1993 he joined Templeton Investment Counsel and, as a Vice President,
Global Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, he was responsible for
researching various countries and global industries while managing
institutional portfolios. He earned a BS degree in Finance from Lehigh
University, an MBA in Finance, Accounting and International Business
from the Columbia Graduate School of Business and is a Chartered
Financial Analyst. He is an alumnus and Executive Board member of the
Robert A. Toigo Foundation, a former National Director of the National
Society of Hispanic MBAs and a member of the Alumni Founders' Circle of
A Better Chance, Inc. Profile
TWST: Tell us about your company and the International EquityFund, and also your respective responsibilities.
Mr. Ramos: Brown Capital Management has existed now for what will
be 20 years in