Fred Copper

Portfolio Manager-Equities at

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC

Finance

Consumer Services

Profile

Mr. James F.
Copper, CFA MBA, is a Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager at Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC.
Previously, Mr. Copper was a senior vice president with Putnam Investments where he co-managed international and global value portfolios, and also served as the lead manager for a small-cap value portfolio.
Prior to that, Mr. Copper was an assistant vice president with Wellington Management Company.
He has been a member of the investment community since 1990.
He received a B.S.
from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Fred Copper active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance CMIA manages no-load mutual funds and separate client-focused equity, fixed-income and balanced portfolios. The firm invests in the growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap domestic and international companies. Their investment strategy combines a top-down approach and thematic and fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock selection process. CMIA’s fixed-income investments focus on short-term, intermediate-term and long-term high-quality debt instruments including US Treasuries, MBS, ABS, municipal bonds and agency bonds. Their balanced investment approach is a blend of their equity and debt strategies. Portfolios are benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index (formerly the Lehman Aggregate Index).	Portfolio Manager-Equities	2010-04-30

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Former positions of Fred Copper

Companies	Position	End
Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Management Advisors invests in the US public equity and debt markets. They focus on growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies selected on the basis of a top-down approach and thematic and fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create their equity portfolio mix. The firm benchmarks the performance of its equity portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. Columbia Management Advisors invests in short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term high-quality debt instruments including treasuries, mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, agency bonds and asset backed securities to create their debt portfolio mix. The firm uses a combination of their equity and debt strategies to manage balanced portfolios and benchmarks performance against the S&P 500 Index and Lehman Aggregate Index. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invests in the stocks of large-cap companies in the technology, energy minerals and consumer non-durables sectors. They maintain a low turnover rate.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	2010-04-29
United States Trust Co., NA United States Trust Co., NA Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Portfolio Manager-Equities	2008-05-20
Putnam Investment Management LLC Putnam Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance PIM is an active, long-term investment manager across the major asset classes. Their analysis of the financial markets is generally based on fundamental analysis and research, but also includes quantitative elements. PIM research is focused on developing both a top-down view of broader market performance and a bottom-up outlook for individual securities.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	2005-08-30

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Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Management Advisors invests in the US public equity and debt markets. They focus on growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies selected on the basis of a top-down approach and thematic and fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create their equity portfolio mix. The firm benchmarks the performance of its equity portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. Columbia Management Advisors invests in short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term high-quality debt instruments including treasuries, mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, agency bonds and asset backed securities to create their debt portfolio mix. The firm uses a combination of their equity and debt strategies to manage balanced portfolios and benchmarks performance against the S&P 500 Index and Lehman Aggregate Index. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invests in the stocks of large-cap companies in the technology, energy minerals and consumer non-durables sectors. They maintain a low turnover rate.	Finance
Putnam Investment Management LLC Putnam Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance PIM is an active, long-term investment manager across the major asset classes. Their analysis of the financial markets is generally based on fundamental analysis and research, but also includes quantitative elements. PIM research is focused on developing both a top-down view of broader market performance and a bottom-up outlook for individual securities.	Finance
Boston College Boston College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
United States Trust Co., NA United States Trust Co., NA Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance CMIA manages no-load mutual funds and separate client-focused equity, fixed-income and balanced portfolios. The firm invests in the growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap domestic and international companies. Their investment strategy combines a top-down approach and thematic and fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock selection process. CMIA’s fixed-income investments focus on short-term, intermediate-term and long-term high-quality debt instruments including US Treasuries, MBS, ABS, municipal bonds and agency bonds. Their balanced investment approach is a blend of their equity and debt strategies. Portfolios are benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index (formerly the Lehman Aggregate Index).	Finance