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About The Brandes Center
The Brandes Center, formally opened in 2022 thanks to the philanthropic vision of Charles Brandes, examines potential investment approaches that arise from structural and behavioral factors in global markets. Our research seeks to uncover investment strategies that may address long-term needs for institutional and individual investors.
The Brandes Center draws its strength from diverse constituents, including plan sponsors, academics, advisors, managers, analysts, students, consultants, and others working in the investment industry and related fields.
As a dedicated, value-added research center within the UC San Diego ecosystem, we view our role as a nexus of scholarly theory and practical application, bringing to life the Rady vision of “ideas to impact.”
Executive Committee
Dr. Lisa Ordóñez
Dean
Wendy Hunter Barker
Assistant Dean of Strategy and Operations
Dr. Rossen Valkanov
Zable Endowed Chair Professor of Finance Co-Director, Master of Finance Program
Charles Brandes, CFA
Chairman
Renée Brandes
Executive Committee
Oliver Murray
Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Client Services, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
Glenn Carlson, CFA
Executive Director, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
Academic Council
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Dr. Rossen Valkanov
Zable Endowed Chair Professor of Finance Co-Director, Master of Finance Program
Dr. Bradyn Breon-Drish
Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting
Dr. Allan Timmermann
Dr. Harry M. Markowitz Endowed Chair in Finance and Investing, Distinguished Professor of Finance
Dr. Joseph Engelberg
Professor of Finance and Accounting
Executive Director
Bob Schmidt
Lecturer
rpschmidt@ucsd.edu
Advisory Board
- Machel Allen, CFA – President & Chief Investment Officer, Metis Global Partners
- Wim Antoons – Head of Portfolio Desk at Portolani
- Gary Bader – Retired Chief Investment Officer, Alaska Department of Revenue
- Madina Baikadamova – Analyst, Brandes Investment Partners
- Rhonda Berger – Director, Institutional Client Portfolio Management, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
- Edward Blodgett, CFA – Independent Investor
- Peter Branner – Chief Investment Officer, abrdn
- Jim Brown, CFA – Former Director, Brandes Investment Group
- Brian Bruce – CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Hillcrest Asset Management
- Glenn R. Carlson, CFA – Executive Director, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
- Yingbin Chen, CFA – Director, Investments Group, Brandes Investment Partners
- Liza Crisafi – Retired Chief Investment Officer, San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System
- Dr. Aswath Damodaran – Professor of Finance, New York University
- Barclay Douglas – Founder, Criterium Advisors
- Anette Eriksson – Senior Portfolio Manager, Keva
- Paul Erlendson – Retired Senior Consultant, Callan LLC
- Rachel Farrell – Director of Public and Private Markets, Nest Pension
- Zev Frishman – Member, Brandes Center Advisory Board
- Barry M. Gillman, CFA – Research Consultant, Brandes Center Advisory Board
- James Herrington, CFA, CAIA – Private and Public Equity Investment Officer, West Virginia Investment Management Board
- David Iverson – Head of Dynamic Asset Allocation, Accident Compensation Corporation
- Anita Krishnamoorthy, CFA – Chief Executive Officer, Brandes Asia
- Robert M. Maynard – CIO, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho and Founding Member, Brandes Center Advisory Board
- Oliver Murray – Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Client Services, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
- William J. Raver – Managing Director, Alban Row Investments, LLC and Founding Member, Brandes Center Advisory Board
- Kim Shannon, CFA – Founder and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Sionna Investment Managers
- Dylan Turner, CFA – President and Chief Executive Officer, Brandes Investment Partners (Europe) Limited
- Dr. Geoff Warren – Associate Professor at the Australian National University and Fund Convenor of the Student Managed Fund
