Alexander M. Farman-Farmaian is Vice Chairman, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Edgewood Management. He joined in January 2006, implementing the current valuation approach for the firm. He served as Director of Research, and produces the “Economents™”, an economic and financial markets update. Prior to Edgewood, Alex was for 19 years a senior member of the Portfolio Management team at W.P. Stewart & Co., and chaired the Investment Oversight Committee.