General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 16, 2000
ROBERT C. MARVIN is a Vice President of Columbia Management Company. He
focuses on small and mid-cap securities. A Chartered Financial Analyst
and Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Marvin earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Finance and Economics from the University of California at
Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration degree from the
University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to joining Columbia in
1998, he worked as a Vice President and Equity Analyst at a Los Angeles
brokerage house. Profile
RICHARD J. JOHNSON is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Columbia
Small Cap Fund and Columbia Special Fund. He joined Columbia in 1994 and
has been responsible for managing Columbia Management Company's Small
Cap Fund and Columbia Trust Company's Small Stock Investment Fund,
representing more than $450 million in total assets. Before Joining
Columbia, Mr. Johnson served as Portfolio Manager and Analyst at
Provident Investment Counsel, a major West Coast money management firm.
A 1980 Cum Laude graduate of Occidental College, he holds a Master of
Business Administration degree from the Anderson Graduate School of
Management at UCLA, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. At UCLA, he
was selected to manage money for the school's Student Investment Fund. Profile
Mr. Johnson: I am the Lead Manager on the Special Fund and I have four
guys beside myself, Rob here being one of them, who pick and are
responsible for
