David F. Swensen (1954–2021) was the chief investment officer of Yale University and the bestselling author of Pioneering Portfolio Management. He served on the boards of TIAA, The Brookings Institution, Carnegie Institution, and Hopkins School. At Yale, where he produced an unparalleled two-decade investment record of 16.1 percent-per-annum returns, he taught economics classes at Yale College and finance classes at Yale's School of Management.
Barton M. Biggs, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment
ManagementDavid Swensen is one of the best and most original
fiduciaries of modern times. His thinking has survived the
battlefields and it has worked for big money.
Burton G. Malkiel, Chemical BankChairman's Professor of Economics,
Princeton UniversityOne of the world's most successful
institutional fund managers presents powerful insights to help us
become better investors. A must-read for both institutional and
serious individual investors.
Jack R. Meyer, President and CEO, Harvard Management Company, Inc.A
masterful work by the master himself. We at Harvard wish that David
Swensen would find a new job.
Peter L. Bernstein, PresidentPeter L. Bernstein, Inc.This book will
be a classic: it is essential reading for all investors, great and
small. David Swensen is a leader and pioneer whose words reveal a
rare combination of courage, integrity, and intelligence. No one
can fail to find value here.
Richard C. LevinF.W. Beinecke Professor of Economics and President,
Yale UniversityDavid Swensen's creative and disciplined approach to
investment has given Yale the resources it needs to augment its
capacity for excellence in scholarship and teaching. Those who
absorb the wisdom in this book will likewise strengthen the
institutions they serve.
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