Michael G. Fry is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various international equity teams. He began working in the investment field in 1981. Prior to joining Lazard in 2005, Michael was Head of Global Equity Portfolio Management, Global Head of Equity Research and Head of Australian Equities with UBS Global Asset Management, and was also previously with Armstrong Jones Fund Management, Schroder Investment Management, and Price Waterhouse in Australia. He has a BEc from Flinders University, Australia. Michael is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is an associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.