Vinay Thapar is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for US Growth Equities and the International Healthcare Portfolio. He is also a Senior Research Analyst, responsible for covering global healthcare.

Prior to joining the firm in 2011, Thapar spent three years as a senior investment analyst covering global healthcare for two domestic investment funds at American Century Investments.

Prior to that, he worked for eight years at Bear Stearns in the Biotech Equity Research Group, most recently as an associate director.

Thapar holds a BA in biology from New York University and is a CFA charterholder.