Bill Mann

Bill Mann specializes in identifying companies with underappreciated competitive advantages and assets and has served as portfolio manager for another mutual fund managed by the Adviser, the Motley Fool Great America Fund since November 2010. He has experience analyzing a wide range of industries, and it was his experience in corporate governance that led the US Senate Committee on commerce, science, and transportation to ask him to be an expert witness at a 2001 hearing regarding the collapse of Enron. Before coming to Motley Fool Asset Management, Mr. Mann served as co-advisor for The Motley Fool's Hidden Gems and Pay Dirt small-cap investment newsletter services and was the founding advisor for The Motley Fool's Global Gains international stock newsletter service. A sought after public speaker, he has frequently appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News Channel, CNN, BBC, CBS, and numerous business radio programs. Before joining The Motley Fool in 1999, Mr. Mann was a co-founder of a specialty international telecommunications carrier, and he previously worked in the energy and telecommunications industries. He holds a degree in international service from American University.