In this call hosted by Rob West, Bob Doll provides insight into the markets and most recent key economic indicators from around the globe and Dr. Finny Kuruvilla brings current analysis of the health issues surrounding COVID-19.
Bob Doll is chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager at Nuveen Asset Management and a member of the board of directors for Kingdom Advisors. He is a highly respected authority on equities markets among investors, advisors, and the media. As the author of widely followed weekly commentaries and annual market predictions, Bob provides ongoing, timely market perspectives. Prior to joining Nuveen, Bob held similar roles at other large asset management firms, including serving as chief equity strategist at Blackrock, president and chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, and chief investment officer of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. Bob and his wife, Leslie, live in Princeton, New Jersey, and are the parents of three adult children.
Finny Kuruvilla is the chief investment officer for Eventide Funds, lead portfolio manager on the Eventide Gilead Fund, and portfolio manager on the Eventide Healthcare & Life Sciences Fund. Dr. Kuruvilla has a unique background in healthcare, statistics, and investing. Concurrent with Eventide, from 2008 through 2016, he was a principal at Clarus Ventures, a leading healthcare and life sciences venture capital firm. Prior to joining Eventide, from 2006-2008, Dr. Kuruvilla was a research fellow at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, and from 2005-2008, he was a clinical fellow at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston and a postdoctoral scientist at MIT. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, a PhD in chemistry and chemical biology from Harvard University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a bachelor’s degree from Caltech in chemistry. Finny and his wife, Laura, have seven children and live in the Boston, Massachusetts area.
Rob West is president of Kingdom Advisors and host of the nationally syndicated radio programs, MoneyWise and The MoneyWise Minute, heard on more than 1,500 radio outlets each day. Rob has dedicated his professional career to working at the intersection of faith and finance, having led a successful faith-based financial services firm, serving as the host of several radio programs on a biblical approach to finance, and speaking frequently on the topic. Rob and his wife, Julie, live in Marietta, Georgia, with their four children.