The lesson that many investors take from the success of David Swensen (see below) is that they can improve their returns by ditching traditional stocks and bonds for alternative investments (see ...

David Swensen, the legendary investor who led Yale University’s endowment for over three decades, has died, the university’s president announced Thursday. “I write with profound sadness to ...

David F. Swensen was an investor, endowment fund manager, and philanthropist who served as chief investment officer of Yale University from 1985 until his death in 2021. He was responsible for ...

More than two decades ago, Lei Zhang, then a student at Yale’s School of Management, landed an internship with David Swensen, the legendary manager of the university’s endowment. He was an ...

Sargent began her career working under David Swensen as an analyst at the Yale Investments Office, which manages the endowment of her alma mater. She joins a cadre of Yale endowment alums leading ...