General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 9, 2010
Taizo Ishida is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews International Capital Management. Prior to joining Matthews in 2006, Mr. Ishida spent six years on the global and international teams at Wellington Management Company as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager. From 1997 to 2000, he was a Senior Securities Analyst and a member of the international investment team at USAA Investment Management Company. From 1990 to 1997, he was a Principal and Senior Research Analyst at Sanford Bernstein & Co. Prior to beginning his investment career at Yamaichi International (America), Inc. as a Research Analyst in 1987, Mr. Ishida spent three years in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as a Program Officer with the United Nations Development Program. Mr. Ishida received a B.A. in social science from International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan, and an M.A. in international relations from The City College of New York. He is fluent in Japanese. Mr. Ishida has been a Portfolio Manager of the Asia Pacific Fund since 2007 and of the Japan Fund since 2006. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of the firm, Matthews International Capital Management, and then tell us about the Asia-Pacific funds that you manage?
Mr. Ishida: We are a San Francisco-based
