William H. Gross
PIMCO http://www.pimco.com/William H. �Bill� Gross is an American financial manager. He was born in Middletown, Ohio, served in the Navy and received his MBA from UCLA.
Bill Gross is one of the world's largest mutual fund managers and focuses primarily on bonds. He is a manager for the Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and manages Pacific Investment Management�s Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund and fifth largest mutual fund. He also manages many smaller funds.
The New York Times has said Gross is the nation's most prominent bond investor. Additionally, Gross has won the Morningstar's Fixed Income Manager of the Year award three times with his most recent award coming in 2007.
According to Forbes, Gross is worth about $1.2 billion. He enjoys collecting stamps and was the second person to form a complete collection of the 19th century United States postage stamps. In addition, he has authored two investment books called, Everything You've Heard About Investing Is Wrong! and Bill Gross on Investing.
