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Conversations with Mike Gitlin: Featuring Chris Buchbinder
Mike Gitlin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chris Buchbinder
Equity Portfolio Manager
July 31, 2024

Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin interviews Chris Buchbinder, an equity portfolio manager based in our San Francisco office. Drawing from nearly three decades of experience, Chris explains why he likes to invest in solid companies that are going through a period of crisis. He discusses how he honed that skill during the dot-com implosion, the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. “I look for opportunities where others see despair,” he says.


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Mike Gitlin is president and chief executive officer of Capital Group. He is also the chair of the Capital Group Management Committee. Mike has 30 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/2023). He holds a bachelor's degree from Colgate University.

Chris Buchbinder is an equity portfolio manager with 28 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/2023). He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from Brown University.

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