Rethinking Investing with Greenwich Associates' Charles Ellis

Masters in Business

Bloomberg

Business, Investing

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Barry speaks with Charles Ellis, author and Founder of Greenwich Associates. Prior to founding Greenwich Associates in 1972, Charles worked with the Rockefeller family investments office and Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette. Charles was appointed to the faculty of the Yale School of Management and twice to the Harvard Business School. He also served as a trustee at Yale from 1997 to 2008. After stepping down as Managing Partner at Greenwich, Charles served on the Vanguard Group Board of Directors, was a trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and an advisor to the GIC of Singapore. He currently serves as chair of the Board of Directors at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. On this episode, Barry and Charles discuss his path through finance, the evolution of his investing philosophy, and his new book Rethinking Investing.

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0:46.0	This week on the podcast, I have an extra, extra special guest.
0:51.3	Charlie Ellis is just a legend in the world of investing. He started for the
0:57.1	Rockefeller family office before going to DLJ and eventually ended up launching Greenwich Associates.
1:04.6	He's published 21 books. He's won every award you can win in the world of finance.
1:12.4	He was a member of Vanguard's Board of Director.
1:15.1	He was chairman of the Yale's Endowment Investment Committee.
1:18.6	And his not only did he write 21 books, his new book, Rethinking Investing, is just a delightful snack.
1:26.8	It's only 100 pages,
1:28.5	and it distills 60 years of investing women,
1:32.1	wisdom into a very, very short read.
1:36.4	I found the book excellent,
1:39.1	and Charlie, as delightful as always.
1:41.9	I really enjoyed our conversation.
1:44.0	And I think you will also, with no
1:46.0	further ado, my discussion with Charlie Alice. Thank you, Barry. Well, thank you for being here.
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