Prior to joining Highland Capital Management, L. P. of Dallas, Texas, in March 2001, Mr. Pope served as a Senior Equities Analyst in Health Care at Street Advisor.com from 1999 to 2001. His experience also includes working as a Senior Research Analyst in the Building Products and Financial Service sectors at Southwest Securities from 1996 to 1999. Prior to 1996, he served as a Senior Financial Analyst with Associates First Capital Corporation. At Highland, Mr. Pope is a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager with responsibilities in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Pope has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. |