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Advisor Information for CSGZX

Fund Inception09/27/2010
Name of IssuerColumbia Threadneedle
Fund Advisor(s)Columbia Mgmt Investment Advisers, LLC
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Fund Managers for CSGZX

Paul Wick
Portfolio Manager since 05/23/1994
Paul Wick is the lead portfolio manager for the Seligman Technology Group at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Wick leads a team of investment professionals located in New York and California who, together, manage public and private technology assets. He joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in1987 and for almost two decades has been the portfolio manager of the Seligman Communications and Information Strategy. In 2001, he began managing a long-short investment vehicle focused on opportunities in the technology sector. Mr. Wick is recognized as a leading technology investor. He specializes in the semiconductor and electronic capital equipment industries as well as in the software and computer hardware industries, both domestically and abroad. Mr. Wick’s insight and outlook on the technology industry are frequently featured in the financial media. Mr. Wick received a B.A. in economics from Duke University and an MBA in finance from Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
Shekhar Pramanick
Portfolio Manager since 03/14/2014
Shekhar Pramanick is a portfolio analyst for the Seligman Technology Group at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Dr. Pramanick joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2012. Previously, he was a principal at Elemental Capital Partners, focusing on global semiconductor devices, memory, capital equipment and disk drives. Prior to that, Dr. Pramanick was a semiconductor analyst at Seasons Capital Management. Dr. Pramanick received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, an M.S. in physics from the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from North Carolina State University.
Sanjay Devgan
Portfolio Manager since 03/14/2014
Sanjay Devgan is a portfolio analyst for the Seligman Technology Group at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Devgan joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2012. He is responsible for a broad array of semiconductors companies including communication ICs, analog ICs, CPUs and PLDs. Previously, Mr. Devgan was a vice president at Morgan Stanley providing equity research on the semiconductor industry. Prior to that, Mr. Devgan was a senior financial business analyst at Cisco Systems covering operations finance, and worldwide sales finance. He has been a member of the investment community since 1995. Mr. Devgan received a B.S. in psychobiology from University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA in finance and information systems from Santa Clara University.
Christopher Boova
Portfolio Manager since 02/19/2016
Chris Boova is a portfolio analyst for the Seligman Technology Group at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Boova currently follows financial technology, IT services, software and defense. Prior to joining the Seligman Technology Group, he followed the technology sector for the growth and core teams for 8 years. He joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in 2000 and has been a member of the investment community since 1995. Previously, he was a vice president in the investment banking department at Morgan Stanley from 1995 to 2000, where he provided corporate finance and merger and acquisition advice to public and private technology clients. Mr. Boova received a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.S. in economics, both with Highest Distinction, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.A. in national security affairs from Georgetown University. He also received an MBA in finance and strategic management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Vimal Patel
Portfolio Manager since 02/02/2018
Vimal Patel is a senior portfolio analyst for the Seligman Technology Group at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Patel focuses on consumer electronics, telematics, and computers & peripherals companies. Prior to joining one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2014, he was a vice president covering technology and business services for Bertram Capital. Before that, Mr. Patel was a principal at Sierra Ventures, a technology venture capital firm, where he covered consumer technologies, mobile, hardware, advanced materials and cleantech. Mr. Patel received a B.A. in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Sanjiv Wadhwani
Portfolio Manager since 03/01/2021
Mr. Wadhwani joined Columbia Management Investment Advisers in 2016. Mr. Wadhwani began his investment career in 1998 and earned a B.S. from the University of Bombay and an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.