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13.19 +0.07 +0.53%

01/11 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: William Blair

Asset Class: Equity

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Total Assets: 610.95M

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On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Fund Class R6. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of BIEMX among other information.

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Address 150 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago,IL 60606
United States

Phone +1 312 236-1600

Web www.williamblair.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Vivian Lin Thurston	-	2021	Now
Biography	Vivian Lin Thurston, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for William Blair’s Emerging Markets Growth, China A-Shares Growth, China Growth, and Emerging Markets ex China Growth strategies. Previously, she was a global equity research analyst covering the China A-shares market and large-cap consumer companies. Before joining William Blair, Vivian was vice president and consumer sector head at Calamos Investments. Before that, she was an executive director and senior investment analyst at UBS Global Asset Management/Brinson Partners, where she was responsible for stock selection and research for consumer sectors in the United States and emerging markets. Vivian also held roles at Mesirow Financial, China Agribusiness Development Trust and Investment Corporation, and Vanke. She is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. She is also the founder and chairman of the board of the Chinese Finance Association of America, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. Vivian received a LL.B. in sociology from Peking University and an M.A. in sociology and M.S. in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Casey Preyss	Portfolio Mangeer	2015	Now
Biography	Casey Preyss, CFA, is a Partner of William Blair Investment Management, LLC. Having joined William Blair in 2000, Mr. Preyss was previously a research analyst covering the Industrials, IT and Resources sectors and also served as the Global Industrials Sector Team Leader. Prior to his research responsibilities, Mr. Preyss was a Quantitative Analyst with the team. Prior to joining William Blair, Mr. Preyss was with Thomas White International as an International Equity Research Sales Associate. Education: B.S. B.A., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Todd M. McClone	Partner	2005	Now
Biography	Todd McClone, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for William Blair’s emerging markets strategies. Before joining the firm in 2000, he was a senior research analyst specializing in international equity for Strong Capital Management. Previously, he was a corporate finance research analyst with Piper Jaffray, where he worked with the corporate banking financials team on a variety of transactions, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and subordinated debt offerings. He also issued fairness opinions and conducted private company valuations. Todd received a B.B.A. and B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Jeffrey A. Urbina	Partner	2005	2018
Biography	Jeffrey A. Urbina, CFA, is a Partner of William Blair. Mr. Urbina joined William Blair's Investment Management Department in 1996 as an international portfolio manager. He is the lead portfolio manager for the international small cap growth and emerging markets growth strategies, and is a portfolio manager for the emerging leaders strategy. From 1991 to 1996, he was Senior Vice President/Director of Emerging Market Research and a Portfolio Manager at Van Kampen American Capital, Inc. During his five years at Van Kampen American Capital, Inc., he also served as Director of Fixed Income Research and was a member of the Investment Policy Committee. Before joining Van Kampen American Capital, Inc., he spent ten years at Citicorp, Inc. in various capacities, including as a Vice President in the commercial real estate group in Chicago and as commercial lending officer in the bank's Denver office. He began his banking career at Harris N.A. in Chicago, where he was an International Banking officer. He holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
William George Greig	Portfolio Manager	2005	2008
Biography	William George Greig has over 35 years of industry experience as an analyst, portfolio manager, strategist and CIO. He has been developing quantitative research modeling tools since the 1980s. At William Blair he led the international and global investment management effort, growing assets from $90M to over $30B. He has been a Morningstar International Manager of the Year finalist and was named a Barron’s Top 100 fund manager seven times. George earned a BS degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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