General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 21, 2000

Martin Hurwitz – First American Asset Management

MARTIN G. HURWITZ is Equity Portfolio Manager for First American Asset Management. He is the lead member of the small-cap growth and mid-cap growth teams and is a member of the technology team. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hurwitz was a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with American Express Financial Advisors, where he managed small-cap and mid-cap growth portfolios in mutual funds and separate account assets. He previously served as a technology analyst at American Express and at Prescott, Ball and Turben in Chicago. Mr. Hurwitz holds BS, MS and MBA degrees (as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also taught several MBA programs. Profile
TWST: Marty, describe the philosophy behind your work and tell us the

history of First American Asset Management.

Mr. Hurwitz: First American Asset Management is the money management arm

of