David F. Swensen
Born in 1954
som.yale.edu
Business
David F. Swensen, born in 1954, has been Yale University's Chief Investment Officer since 1985.
He is renowned for managing the university's endowment assets, which totaled $23.9 billion.
David F. Swensen achieved an impressive average annual return of 11.8% over a decade, attracting attention from Wall Street portfolio managers.
He is credited with developing The Yale Model, an application of modern portfolio theory.
Swensen's consistent performance and innovative approach to institutional investing have earned him recognition as one of the most influential institutional investors worldwide, ranking third on aiCIO's 2012 list of top 100 institutional investors.
