Brian Barish is an American financial and investment manager. He is currently president of the Denver

Denver, Colorado

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 based investment firm Cambiar Investors, LLC. He has been the portfolio manager

Investment management

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 of the Cambiar Opportunity Fund, a mutual fund

Mutual fund

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 that, as of February of 2007, has outperformed the S&P 500

S&P 500

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 stock market index 8 years in a row. He has been rated by The Motley Fool

Barish has a degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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