February 2022 / VIDEO
The Case for China and Investing in Chinese Securities
Rob Sharps' Macro Outlook discussing opportunities in China.
Rob Sharps, CEO and President of T. Rowe Price, explains why he sees China as a compelling investment case – over the long term and in the current environment.
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February 2022 / INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
Mr. Sharps has been a director of Price Group since January 2022. He is the chief executive officer and president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and is the chair of the company's Executive, Management, and Management Compensation and Development Committees. Mr. Sharps has been with Price Group since 1997, beginning as an analyst specializing in financial services stocks, including banks, asset managers, and securities brokers, in the U.S. Equity Division. He was the lead portfolio manager of the Institutional Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy from 2001 to 2016. In 2016, Mr. Sharps stepped down from portfolio management to assume an investment leadership position as co-head of Global Equity, at which time he joined the Management Committee. He was head of Investments and group chief investment officer from 2017 to 2021. In February 2021, Mr. Sharps became president of Price Group and then chief executive officer in January 2022. Prior to Price Group, he completed an internship as an equity research analyst at Wellington Management. Mr. Sharps also was employed by KPMG Peat Marwick as a senior management consultant, where he focused on corporate transactions, before leaving to pursue his M.B.A. in 1995.