Finance

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…

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…

Lee Cooperman— “Buying Straw Hats in the Winter”

Fall 2011

Leon “Lee” Cooperman ’67, CFA, began his post- business school career in 1967 with Goldman Sachs. In addition to holding a number of key positions within the firm, Mr. Cooper- man was founder, Chairman and…

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…

Justin Muzinich — Find Good Businesses

Winter 2014

Justin Muzinich is a President at Muzinich and Co. Inc., a pri- vately owned investment management firm with a focus on rigorous credit analysis. Prior to joining Muzinich, he was a Managing Director at EMS Capital and…