Capital Ideas^™ 
Investment insights from Capital Group

Jared Franz is an economist with 19 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/2024). He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Northwestern University.

Mark Casey is an equity portfolio manager with 24 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/2024). He holds an MBA from Harvard and a bachelor’s degree from Yale.

Apu Sikri is a content director at Capital Group with 30 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/23). She holds an MBA in finance from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications from the City University of New York.

Mihir Mehta is an equity investment analyst who covers U.S. semiconductor and hardware companies. He has 10 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/2023). He holds an MBA from Stanford and bachelor's degrees in economics and international studies from Johns Hopkins University.