SEASON 2 - Apr. 10, 2011
Demystifying Wall Street: Inside the Mind of Zachary Karabell

Zachary Karabell is President of River Twice Research, where he analyzes economic and political trends.

He is also a Senior Advisor for Business for Social Responsibility and President of River Twice Capital Advisors, LLC. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Chief Economist at Fred Alger Management, a New York-based investment firm, and President of Fred Alger and Company, as well as Portfolio Manager of the China-US Growth Fund, which won both a Lipper Award for top performance and a 5-star designation from Morningstar. He was also Executive Vice President of Alger's Spectra Funds, a family of mutual funds that launched the Alger Green Fund, which was based on the idea that profit and sustainability are linked. At Alger, he oversaw the creation, launch and marketing of several funds, led corporate strategy for acquisitions, and represented the firm at public forums and in the media.

He is the author of 11 books, including his most recent, "Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World" (co-authored with Aron Cramer), and "Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World's Prosperity Depends on It".

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