Charles E. Haldeman
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Charles "Ed" Haldeman, Jr. (b. 1948) is President and CEO of Putnam Investments, a mutual fund company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2007, he has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.
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[edit] Biography
Charles Edgar Haldeman, Jr. was born to Charles E. and Betty Jane Haldeman October 29, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in economics in 1970, and went on to receive his MBA (as a Baker Scholar) and JD from Harvard University. In 2004, he was elected to serve as a charter trustee on the board of trustees at Dartmouth.[1]
Haldeman was a managing partner and director at the investment firm Cooke and Bieler Inc. from 1974 to 1998, President and COO of United Asset Management Corporation from 1998 to 2000, and CEO of Delaware Investments from 2000 to 2002. He then joined Putnam Investments as co-lead of the investment division.[1] In the wake of the Mutual fund scandal of 2003, he was appointed President and CEO of Putnam and has since led the company forward in reorganization, compliance, and enhanced disclosure. He is recognized in the industry for his high ethical standards.[2],Associated Press Power Shift Voted on Dartmouth Board. September 10, 2007.</ref>[3]
He and his wife Barbara, both Harvard Law alumni, have donated millions of dollars to Dartmouth College. In 2004, a $10 million gift was made to open the Haldeman Center, home to the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities, and the Ethics Institute.[4][5]
Haldeman serves on numerous other boards and committees, including the Boston Chamber of Commerce[6] and the ICI board of governors[7], and was previously an "overseer" for the Tuck School of Business[8].
In August of 2007, Sigma Phi Epsilon awarded Haldeman its Citation award. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Citation is presented to a small, highly select group of alumni who have achieved uncommon success and stature in their particular professions and fields of endeavor, and, by doing so, have brought great honor to themselves and to the Fraternity. Since 1965, 241 SigEp members have been honored with the Citation." [9] Haldeman was a member of SigEp's New Hampshire Alpha Chapter at Dartmouth College and served as the chapter's president from 1969 to 1970.[10]
He currently lives in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dartmouth College Board of Trustees Trustee Biographies. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ Business Week Can This Man Save Putnam?. April 19, 2004.
- ^ The Chronicle of Higher Education Dartmouth Expands Board, Reducing Role of Alumni Elections. September 10, 2007.
- ^ Dartmouth Experience Press Release. May 5, 2004.
- ^ Dartmouth Experience Haldeman Center.
- ^ Boston Chamber of Commerce Board of directors.
- ^ Investment Company Institute October 11, 2006.
- ^ Board of Overseers Tuck School of Business.
- ^ Sigma Phi Epsilon Press Release Citation Recipients August 16, 2007.
- ^ The Dartmouth Board Chairman Wins Fraternity Award August 17, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Charles Haldeman Forbes profile.
- Charles Haldeman Business Week bio.
- Charles Haldeman Dartmouth Board of Trustees profile.
