General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 15, 2002
MARC KLEE is a Co-Portfolio Manager of the John Hancock Technology Fund.
He is Executive Vice President of American Fund Advisors, which serves
as a sub-advisor to the Fund. Mr. Klee and Co-Manager, Barry Gordon,
have been managing the Fund since its inception in 1983. Mr. Klee also
manages the technology portion of the John Hancock Growth Trends Fund.
Previously, he worked as a securities analyst for Fidelity Management &
Research Company and U.S. Trust Co. of New York. Mr. Klee appears
regularly on CNBC, CNN AND CNNfn, providing expert commentary on the
technology industry. In October 2000 he was named CNN Moneyweek's top
stock-picking 'wizard' of the year. Mr. Klee earned an undergraduate
degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook and
an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is
a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of
Security Analysts, the Association for Investment Management and
Research and the Aerospace Analysts Society. Profile
TWST: Could you tell us about the Hancock Technology Fund that youcover?
Mr. Klee: First of all, the John Hancock Technology Fund began in
January 1983. My partners and I have been managing