He hired Paula Volent, a Yale School of Management student, to help file documents. Swensen encouraged the newbie to ask ...

The late David Swensen, longtime chief investment officer for Yale University, has been rightly lauded for creating a ...

David Swensen is the chief investment officer of Yale University's $19.4 billion fund. He is also the author of an excellent book, Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal ...

To understand the significance of the new research, from Verdad Advisers, a bit of background is helpful. Private equity, of ...

The latest set of endowment returns suggests that no one is yet willing, though perhaps these disappointing returns will be the impetus for the next David Swensen to try.

David Swensen has beaten the market, and others want to as well. Cultural momentum has gathered around the endowment model — stripped down to its private markets tilt — and herding offers job ...

The Yale endowment, run by Swensen protégé Matt Mendelsohn, is nearing a deal — code-named “Project Gatsby” — to offload about $2.5 billion of private equity stakes, according to people ...

Is David Swensen the new Warren Buffett? Mr. Buffett, one of the richest men on the planet, has educated and entertained investors for years with his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.