David Kabiller
| David G. Kabiller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | investor |
| Known for | Co-founder of AQR Capital Management |
| Net worth | $1.0 billion (March 2017)[1] |
| Parent(s) |
Elaine Tunick Kabiller Irving Kabiller |
David G. Kabiller (born 1964) is a Founder, Founding Principal, and Head of Business Development of AQR Capital Management,[2][3] along with Cliff Asness, John M. Liew and Robert Krail.[4] He initiated AQR’s international growth and its introduction of mutual funds[5] and reinsurance[4] as well as the creation of the AQR University[4] symposia series and the AQR Insight Award for outstanding innovation in applied academic research.[4]
Early life and education
Kabiller was born to a Jewish family, the son of Elaine (nee Tunick) and Irving Kabiller.[6] He has one sister, Sari Kabiller Battista.[6] He earned a B.A. in economics and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, where he received an athletic scholarship to play tennis and was named to the Big Ten Conference Academic All-Conference team.[4]
Career
After school, he worked as a vice president at Goldman, Sachs & Co.[7]
Kabiller has co-authored papers on topics including derivatives,[8] enhanced indexation,[4] securities lending,[4] insurance-linked securities,[9] hedge funds[4] and the secret of Warren Buffett’s investing acumen.[10] He was profiled in Scott Patterson's book The Quants.
Philanthropy
He is a member of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees and large donor to both academic and athletic scholarship programs.[11] He is a member of the Advisory Council of the AQR Asset Management Institute at London Business School[12] and also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Terra Foundation for American Art.[13] He is chairman of the Executive Council of the International Institute for Nanotechnology[14] and donates $250,000 for a biannual Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine plus a $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigator Award in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine.[15] He created NU for Life, a program to provide mentoring and career development for Northwestern University athletes.[16] In 2017, London Business School honored David with an Honorary Fellowship for his service to the school and distinction in business.[17]
References
- ↑ Forbes: The World's Billionaires: "David Kabiller" March 21, 2017
- ↑ "David Gary Kabiller CFA". Businessweek.com.
- ↑ "How I Became a Quant'". The Wall Street Journal. August 22, 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "David Kabiller, CFA". AQR Capital. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "AQR's David Kabiller Pioneers Hedge Funds for the Masses". Wall Street Journal.
- 1 2 Chicago Sun Times: "Irving Kabiller" May 27, 2012
- ↑ "David Gary Kabiller CFA". Business Week.
- ↑ "Using Derivatives and Leverage To Improve Portfolio Performance". Institutional Investor.
- ↑ "AQR Capital Management Establishes Reinsurance Group". PRN Newswire.
- ↑ "Buffett’s Alpha" (PDF). Yale University.
- ↑ "Trustee David Kabiller Equips Student-Athletes for Success". Northwestern University.
- ↑ "Key People". London Business School.
- ↑ "Board and Staff". Terra Foundation for American Art. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13.
- ↑ http://www.iinano.org/executive-council IIN Executive Council, accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/05/nominations-invited-for-inaugural-250,000-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine.html, accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ http://www.nusports.com/sports/nuforlife/spec-rel/about.html
- ↑ https://www.london.edu/news-and-events/congregation/honorary-awards#.WWy1zdKGPup