The Wall Street Lab

Jörg de Vries-Hippen is the CIO for European Equities at Allianz Global Investors. He has built his career within AGI and has been part of the organization for 25 years since he finished his M.B.A. degree from the Universit of Mannheim in Germany. In this interview, we cover a wide range of topics such as the skills needed to succeed as a portfolio manager, the importance of both technical knowledge and the communication skills to be able to sell the story to prospective clients, how he handles uncertainty as a central part of his job as a CIO, what he looks for when hiring equity analysist and fund managers, and much more! For the full show notes go to: http://www.thewallstreetlab.com/ If the interview was valuable to you, make sure to take a few seconds to leave us a 5-Star review on iTunes.     [04:00] The importance of being flexible to change with your organization over time [05:00] The difference between working in finance today when compared to 25 years ago [06:15] What does it mean to build your care