Background
Berger, William Merriam Bart was born on November 3, 1925 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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William Merriam Bart Berger
Edit ProfileInvestment management company executive
Education
Graduate, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut, 1943; Bachelor, Yale University, 1948.
Career
Vice president, investment manager, Colorado National Bank Denver, 1948-1959;
director, Chairman, Board Of Directors, Centennial Management and Research Corporation, Denver, 1959-1967;
president, director, Centennial Fund, Inc. (merger Gyphon Fund), Denver, 1959;
president, director, 2d Centennial Fund, Inc. (merger Gryphon Fund), Denver, 1959;
president, director, Gryphon Fund, Inc.
(now Founders Growth Fund), Denver, 1961-1969;
vice-president, director, Meridian Fund, Inc. (now Founders Income Fund), Denver, 1962-1969;
vice president, portfolio manager and director, Finance Programs, Denver, 1964-1965;
vice president, Finance Industrial Fund and Finance Industrial Income Fund, Denver, 1964-1965;
with, Berger, Kent Advisory Corporation, New York City, 1969-1973;
general partner, Berger, Kent & Company. New York City, 1966-1970;
vice-president, director, Founders Mutual Depositor Corporation, Denver, 1967-1969;
principal investment officer, Fleming Berger Associations (formerly Fleming, Berger-Kent & Company), Denver, 1969-1973;
general partner, Fleming Berger Associations (formerly Fleming, Berger-Kent & Company), Denver, 1970-1973;
president, director, Fleming Berger Associations (formerly Fleming, Berger-Kent & Company), Denver, 1973-1975;
Chairman of the Board, president, principal investment officer, Fleming Berger Fund, Inc.
(merger 100 Fund, Inc.), Denver, 1973;
president, director, Berger Land Company, Estabrook, Colorado, since 1957;
president, director, 101 Fund, Inc., Denver, 1974-1994;
president, director, 100 Fund, Inc., Denver, 1974-1994;
president, director, Berger Associations, Inc., Denver, 1975-1994;
Chairman of the Board, Berger Associations, Inc., Denver, since 1994. Shareholder, director The Berger 100 Fund, The Berger Growth and Income Fund, The Berger Small Company Growth Fund. President Denver chapter American Institute Banking, 1951-1952.
Member of advisory fund. Denver Research Institute, U.Denver, 1970-1973.
Membership
Trustee Mile High United Trust Fund, Denver, since 1960. Chairman Urban League Colorado, 1964-1968. Art collector, co-found of The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum, 1995.
Foundation of the WMBBerger Foundation, 1994. Member investment committee Denver Art Museum Foundation and member investment committee Denver Found, 1997. With American Field Service with British 8th Army, 1944-1945.
Member advisory committee Mount Vernon Ladies Association. Member art collectors council, Huntington Library., 1994. Overseer's communications, Huntington Library, 1994.
Member roundtable Pierpont Morgan Library. Member president's council Metropolitan Museum, New York City, 1998. Member Colorado Bankers Association (bond portfolio committee 1957-1959), Denver Society Security Analysts (founding), Prouts Neck Association, Prouts Neck Yacht Club, Prouts Neck Country Club, University Club, Cactus Club, Yale Club New York City, Mile High Club, The Leash (New York City).
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American -
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