Graham and Doddsville

23rd Annual CSIMA Conference

Speakers Include:

Development Capital Partners — The Changing Landscape in Africa

Fall 2014

Development Capital Partners (DCP) is a New York- based investment manager focused exclusively on African markets. The fund was co-founded by Paul Tierney, Matt Tierney ’02, Gordon…

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…

Wally Weitz — Power of Good Management

Fall 2014

Wally Weitz is the Founder and President of Weitz Investment Management, an Omaha-based fund manager with over $5 billion in AUM. Influenced by the value investing philosophy of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett, Mr.

Koch Industries — Creating Value in Society

Fall 2013

Koch Industries is an industrial conglomerate headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. It is the second largest private company in the U.S. with $115 billion in sales. Its businesses range from petroleum refineries and…

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…

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…

Marty Whitman — “Business Skill Critical to Investment Success”

Fall 2011

Mr. Whitman founded the predecessor to the Third Avenue Funds in 1986 and M.J. Whitman, a full service broker-dealer affiliated with Third Avenue in 1974. He has managed the flagship…

Mario Gabelli- “Think Like an Owner”

Fall 2011

Mario Gabelli ’67, CFA, started his career as an automotive and farm equipment analyst at Loeb Rhodes & Co. In 1977 he founded GAMCO Investors (NYSE: GBL), where he is currently Chairman and CEO, as well as a portfolio manager and…