David F. Swensen
David F. Swensen (born 1954) has been the Chief Investment Officer at Yale University since 1985. He is responsible for managing and investing the University's endowment assets and investment funds, which total $23.9 billion. Realizing an average annual return of 11.8 percent on his investments over the ten years to 2009, Swensen's consistent track record has attracted the notice of Wall Street portfolio managers. He is notable for inventing The Yale Model which is an application of modern portfolio theory. Swensen was listed third on aiCIO's 2012, a list of the 100 most influential institutional investors worldwide
4 Books Written
Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment
by David F. Swensen
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
During his fourteen years as Yale's chief investment officer, David F. Swensen has transformed the management of the university's portfolio. Largely by focusing on nonconventional strategies, including a heavy allocation to private equity, Swensen has achieved an annualized return of 16.2 percent, which has propelled Yale's endowment into the top tier of institutional funds. Now, this acknowledged
Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment
by David F. Swensen
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
The bestselling author of Pioneering Portfolio Management , the definitive template for institutional fund management, returns with a book that shows individual investors how to manage their financial assets.In Unconventional Success , investment legend David F. Swensen offers incontrovertible evidence that the for-profit mutual fund industry consistently fails the average investor. Fr
Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment, Fully Revised and Updated
by David F. Swensen
Rating: 4.1 ⭐
In the years since the now-classic Pioneering Portfolio Management was first published, the global investment landscape has changed dramatically -- but the results of David Swensen's investment strategy for the Yale University endowment have remained as impressive as ever. Year after year, Yale's portfolio has trumped the marketplace by a wide margin, and, with over $20 billion added to the endowm
Pioneering Portfolio Management, Fully Revised and Updated: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment
by David F. Swensen
An indispensable road map for creating a successful investment program from Yale’s chief investment officer, David F. Swensen.In the years since the now-classic Pioneering Portfolio Management was first published, the global investment landscape has changed dramatically—but the results of David Swensen's investment strategy for the Yale University endowment have remained as impr