General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 11, 2005
MICHAEL B. HARDY is a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
for at State Bank & Trust. He has over 18 years of business management
experience including financial risk analysis, and business development,
both domestically and internationally. Mr. Hardy earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Agricultural Economics/Business Administration from
North Dakota State University and is currently enrolled in the CFA
Institute's Chartered Financial Analyst program. Profile
GREG SWEENEY is Chief Investment Officer of State Bank & Trust. Mr.
Sweeney has 18 years of investment management experience. He earned a
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of
North Dakota and is a CFA charterholder. Mr. Sweeney has published
strategies in Bond Week and Insurance and Investment News. He has also
been listed several times in Thomson Financial's "World's Best Money
Manager" rankings, based on the Nelson Investment Manager Database. Profile
TWST: Would you give us an overview of State Bank & Trust?Mr. Sweeney: The asset management component of the business operates as
the Trust and Investment Services division of State Bank