Global Opportunities
Portfolio Managers

Frank Jennings, Ph.D. | Portfolio Manager – Global Opportunities

Before joining OppenheimerFunds in 1995, Frank was Managing Director of Global Equities for Paine Webber Mitchell Hutchins. At Paine Webber, he managed a global fund, a global growth and income fund, a global small-cap fund and a European growth fund. Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager with AIG Global Investors, a Senior International Economist for Prudential Insurance Company, and an Investment Strategist for Gulf and Occidental Investment Company in Geneva, Switzerland. Frank holds a B.A. in Economics from Emory University and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.



Research Analyst

Heidi Heikenfeld, CFA | Research Analyst – Global Opportunities

Heidi joined our firm in July 2000. During the summer of 1999, Heidi interned with State Street Global Advisors in London. She holds a B.S. in Business from Susquehanna University, an M.B.A. from Oxford University, and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.



Contributing Portfolio Managers and Analysts

Rajeev Bhaman, CFA | Portfolio Manager – Global Equity

Rajeev serves as manager of the Oppenheimer Global Fund and the Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA. He also contributes to the stock selection of the other Oppenheimer global equity funds. Before joining OppenheimerFunds in the beginning of 1996, Rajeev was employed at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Inc., concentrating in Asian research and research sales. Rajeev holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. in International Business from the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven in Belgium. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Randall Dishmon | Portfolio Manager – Global Value

Randall serves as Manager of the Oppenheimer Global Value Fund. His previous positions at OppenheimerFunds included serving as Co-Manager on the Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund and Senior Research Analyst for the Global Fund. Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds, Randall served for two years as a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton. He also served for four years as a manager with UtiliCorp United and for seven years as a Vice President/Division Chief with KCI Technologies. Randall holds a B.S. in Engineering from North Carolina State University, an M.S. in Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

George Evans, CFA | Chief Investment Officer – Global Equity Strategies

George is responsible for the Oppenheimer International Growth Fund. Additionally, he serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Global Equities, heading the Oppenheimer Global Equity Team. Before joining OppenheimerFunds in 1990, George served for three years as a Securities Analyst and Portfolio Manager in the International Equities Department at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. George holds a B.A./M.A. from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Dominic Freud | Portfolio Manager – International Value

Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds, Dominic was a partner of SLS Management, where he was the Portfolio Manager responsible for International equities. He joined SLS from SG Cowen in New York, where he was head of the European equities department for seven years. Prior to that, Dominic started and worked on the European equities sales desk at Paribas USA in New York for seven years. He has also worked for Sheppards and Chase in both New York and London, and for HSBC James Capel in London in equity sales and equity research. Dominic holds a B.A. from Oxford University.

Justin Leverenz, CFA | Portfolio Manager – Emerging Markets Equity

Justin serves as manager of the Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund. He joined OppenheimerFunds in July 2004 as Senior Research Analyst supporting the Oppenheimer Global Fund, focusing primarily on companies in Asia and the technology sector. Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds, Justin was the Director of Pan-Asian Technology Research for Goldman Sachs in Asia, where he covered technology companies throughout the region and greater China from his base in Taiwan. In addition to his years of experience at Goldman, he held positions at other prominent research and investment firms including Martin Currie Investment Management in Edinburgh, Scotland. Justin holds a B.A. in Chinese Studies and Political Economy and an M.A. in International Economics from the University of California, San Diego, and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Shanquan Li | Portfolio Manager – Gold & Special Minerals

Before joining OppenheimerFunds in 1995, Shanquan was a Senior Quantitative Analyst in the Investment Management Policy Group of Brown Brothers Harriman. Prior to that, he was a consultant for Acadian Asset Management, Inc. Before entering the investment business, Shanquan was Associate Director and Senior Researcher of the Development Research Center of the State Council, a think tank for the Chinese government. He holds a B.A. in Statistics and Management Planning from People's University of China, Beijing, and an M.A. in International Finance and Economics from Brandeis University. Mr. Li has completed all the requirements except dissertation for a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University.

Rohit Sah, Ph.D. | Portfolio Manager – International Small Company

Rohit joined OppenheimerFunds in 1996 as an Emerging Markets Analyst in the Fixed Income department, where he helped run the International Bond Fund and the Strategic Income Fund. In December 2000, he moved to the Equity team as an International Equity Analyst specializing in small companies and Portfolio Coordinator for the International Small Companies Fund. Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds, Rohit obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T., Kanpur in India.

Robert Dunphy, CFA | Research Analyst – International Equity

Robert joined OppenheimerFunds in 2004. Previously, he worked as a Lead Analyst at Nextel Communications for two years. Prior to that, he worked as an Analyst at Seneca Financial. Robert holds a B.S.F.S. in International Economics from Georgetown University and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Rezo Kanovich | Research Analyst – Global Equity

Rezo joined OppenheimerFunds in 2005. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Beth Lorber | Research Analyst – International Value

Beth joined OppenheimerFunds in 2004. Previously, she was an Analyst at SG Securities Americas. Beth holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

Marco Spinar, CFA | Research Analyst – Emerging Markets Equity

Marco joined the International Equity team as a Product Manager in 2002. At the end of 2003, he became a Portfolio Specialist and then became Investment Director of Global Equity Strategies. He is responsible for conducting research for Emerging Markets and providing marketing support to institutional clients. Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds, Marco was the Director of Business Operations at AOL Time Warner’s online publishing venture, iPublish.com. Prior to that, he was a consultant with Mercer Management. Marco has a Master’s degree in Economics from Stanford University, a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.



Investment Specialist

Paul Aynsley | Investment Director – Global Equities

Paul is the Investment Director for the Global & International Equity Team. In this role, he will work with the business units for the Global institutional and sub-advisory businesses. Paul started his career as an equity analyst in the UK and then moved to the sales desk where he focused on institutional equity sales. From 1985 to 2003, he worked for Deutsche Bank (which had previously been Bankers Trust and NatWest Markets) as a Managing Director, Deputy Head UK Equity Sales and Managing Director, European Equity Sales. Most recently, Paul worked at Kepler Equities Inc., where he was responsible for introducing a UK equity product to the US market. He holds a BA/MA from Oxford University.


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