General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> September 8, 2024

Value Manager Sees Opportunity When the Market Gets It Wrong

Hwan, Billy
Billy Hwan, CPA, CFA, is the lead Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Value Equity strategy and a Senior Analyst. He is responsible for portfolio management of the firm’s Value Equity strategy and firmwide investment research. Mr. Hwan joined Parnassus Investments in 2012 after serving as a Parnassus research intern. Prior to joining Parnassus, he held roles in equity research at Dodge & Cox in San Francisco and at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Mr. Hwan received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Stanford University and a master’s in accountancy from the University of Houston. He received his MBA with honors from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Hwan is a former Blakemore Freeman Fellow, holds the CPA designation, and is a CFA charterholder. Profile
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