Bill Ackman — The Creative Side of Investing

Winter 2015

Bill Ackman is the CEO and Portfolio Manager of Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., a concentrated research- intensive fundamental…

Tom Russo — “Capacity to Suffer” is Critical

Spring 2012

Thomas A. Russo has been a partner at Gardner Russo & Gardner since 1989. The firm has over $5 billion under management, and he oversees $4 billion as general partner of Semper Vic Partners limited partnerships, as…

Guy Spier — Build Your Life in a Way That Suits You

Fall 2013

Guy Spier is the founder and managing partner of Aquamarine Capital, an investment partnership styled after the original 1950’s Buffett partnerships. In 2008 Mr. Spier, along with Mohnish Pabrai, had…

Jim Chanos — Rooting out Fraud

Spring 2012

Jim Chanos

Mr. Chanos is the founder and Managing Partner of Kynikos Associates, a firm he founded in 1985. Throughout his career, Mr. Chanos has identified and sold short the shares of numerous well-known…

Lee Ainslie — No Holds Investing

Winter 2014

Lee S. Ainslie III is the head of Maverick Capital, which he formed in 1993. Prior to founding Maverick, he worked at Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from…

Making Heads and Tails of Mohnish Pabrai

Summer/Fall 2008

Fall 2008

Mohnish Pabrai launched Pabrai Funds in 1999. Less than a decade later, Mr. Pabrai’s name is often mentioned in the same breath as legendary value investors who have…

Staying Power: Jean-Marie Eveillard

Winter 2007/2008

Winter 2008

Jean-Marie Eveillard is a leg- end in the world of value investing. Widely recognized as the first truly global value investor, Jean-Marie achieved his status by adhering to…

Joel Greenblatt— “Thought Process and Clarity are Key”

Fall 2012

Joel Greenblatt is the Managing Partner of Gotham Capital, an in- vestment firm he founded in 1985, and a Managing Principal of…

Scott Miller, Greenhaven Road Capital

Scott Miller formally launched long-biased value hedge fund Greenhaven Road Capital in 2011. Prior to founding Greenhaven, Mr. Miller was the Co-Founder and CFO/Chief of Strategy of Acelero Learning, a Head Start education services company that has grown to over…

Guy Gottfried — The Value of Capital Allocation

Fall 2014

Guy Gottfried is the Founder and Managing Partner of Rational Investment Group, LP, a Toronto-based investment firm following a concentrated, risk-averse value approach. Prior to founding Rational, Mr. Gottfried…