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Helen Young Hayes

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Helen Young Hayes (born July 11, 1962 in Oakland, California),[1] is an investment fund manager best known for her success in running the Janus Worldwide Fund and Janus Overseas Fund. Prior to that she was a research associate at Fred Alger Management.[2] She is a member of the Advisory Committee at Red Rocks Capital LLC.[3]

Hayes attended Starkville High School and Yale University.[4] In 2002 Hayes was promoted to oversee all Janus funds.[5]

Morning Star analyst Russell Kinnell picked her as the analyst most similar to Peter Lynch,[6] and in 1997 she was named Mutual Fund Manager of the Year.[7] She retired from Janus in 2003.[8] Hayes now owns Activate Workforce Solutions, a company that mentors underutilized workers.[9]

Personal life

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In 1989, Hayes was aboard United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed in Sioux City, Iowa.[10] Her younger sister Claire ran the Janus Olympus Fund.[11] As a hobby, Hayes runs triathlons.

References

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  1. ^ Hirahara, Naomi (2003). Distinguished Asian American Business Leaders. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 72, 73. ISBN 9781573563444.
  2. ^ Gould, Carole (15 December 1996). "Helen Young Hayes: Janus Worldwide Fund". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Helen Young Hayes CFA". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ Cruz, Humberto (17 November 1996). "Fund Manager Leads Janus Worldwide To Top Of Charts". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Onetime Fund Star Hayes to Leave Janus". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ Kinnell, Russell. "What Helen Young Hayes' Departure Means to Janus". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Morning Star Names Top Fund Managers". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1999.
  8. ^ Burton, Jonathan (17 April 2003). "Star Janus fund manager Helen Young Hayes to retire". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ^ Svaldi, Aldo (December 24, 2018). "Former Janus executive changes course to help people better their lives". Denver Post. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  10. ^ Riggs, Stephanie (5 August 2016). "Plane Crash Survivor's Miraculous Tale of Faith: 'I Remember Every Minute of It'". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Fund family ties that bind". Retrieved 25 November 2017.