The Big Interview: Bob Doll

After beginning his investment career around the same time Ronald Reagan was elected to the White House, one could easily assume Bob Doll had very little left to learn in the fund management industry.

But even for Doll, the vice chairman and chief equity strategist at asset management behemoth BlackRock, continual learning and adapting is vital to staying at the top of an industry that has undergone huge changes during his 30-year tenure. Doll, who joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as president and chief investment officer in 1999, also believes the recent market and economic downturn has brought about particular challenges for a portfolio manager. “This business is all changing so fast. Once you think you are not learning any more, or you stop trying to learn, you are a din...