CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Management of Each
Fund" and "Financial Statements and Experts" and to the use of our report dated
December 20, 2000 with respect to DLJ Strategic Growth Fund (one of the funds
comprising DLJ Select Funds), which is incorporated by reference, in this
Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Warburg, Pincus Focus Fund, Inc.

                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
February 12, 2001