Arun Sharma
Portfolio Manager
About Arun
Arun Sharma is a portfolio manager on William Blair’s All Cap Growth strategy. Before joining William Blair, he was a large-cap equity portfolio manager at Cohen & Steers, as well as a senior equity analyst primarily focused on the technology, media, and telecom sectors. Before that, Arun held equity analyst roles at Foresters Financial and UBS Securities for a combined twelve years, where he focused on the technology, media, and telecom sectors. While at Foresters, he also co-managed a diversified small-cap-growth-oriented equity strategy. In addition, Arun spent three years as an investment banking associate at Needham & Company, where he primarily focused on the technology and industrial sectors. He received a B.S., cum laude, in finance and information systems from New York University.
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,900+Employees worldwide
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139 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of March 31, 2025
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