David M. Chow CFA — Managing Director of Manulife Asset Management and Portfolio Manager of Manulife Asset Management at Manulife Financial Corp

Mr. David M. Chow serves as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Manulife Asset Management and John Hancock Funds III - Strategic Growth Fund. He joined Manulife Asset Management in July 2011. Prior to joining Manulife, Mr. Chow was employed at Wells Capital Management Incorporated. He served as Portfolio Manager and Director at Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund. He joined WellsCap from Evergreen Investment Management Company LLC, where he served as a portfolio manager since 1994. He worked at Moody's Investors Service Inc. from 1992 to 1993. He served as Director of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC. He is also associated with the CFA North Carolina Society. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.