Eric D. Svien

Eric Svien is another one of Lowry Hill's star basketball players. And playing "hoops" appeals to him in the same that way trading does – "Both are games where you cannot show your hand, and where each time down the court presents a different challenge." A fine guard for the Cannon Falls Bombers, Eric was raised by his aunt and uncle – cash crop and soy bean farmers – after Eric's parents passed away. Among other gifts, his parents left him with a mutual fund that began his fascination with investing. "The investment has done well," he says modestly; it's recently allowed him the leisure to sail the Bermuda Triangle. "And given the challenges I faced early on, I have too."

Previous experience: director, Wells Fargo Private Asset Management; trading desk manager/head trader, Norwest Brokerage Services; syndicate manager, John G. Kinnard and Company. Education: Minnesota State, Mankato (B.S.). Professional organizations: member, Minnesota Securities Dealers Association.

Contact Eric at 612.316.2747 or esvien@lowryhill.com.

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