From Bill Gates to Warren Buffet, business tycoons routinely seek advice from Greenwald, the Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management at the Columbia Business School and academic director of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing. He is considered an authority on value investing with additional expertise in productivity and the economics of information.
“Business leaders turn to Dr. Greenwald, because he has been able to successfully find undervalued companies that make money for both them and their investors,” said Ken Cyree, UM dean of business administration.
Greenwald is slated to deliver a macroeconomics and policy talk at 7 p.m. March 8 at Farley Hall, Room 202. The lecture is to analyze various decisions, trends and events that impact the country’s markets and economy, Cyree said. The following day, Greenwald plans to discuss value investing. This discussion, set for 7 p.m. March 9 in Farley Hall, Room 202, should focus on evaluating investment opportunities, Cyree said.
Both lectures are free and open to the public.
“Dr. Greenwald is a world-class, world-renowned business leader,” Cyree said. “We’re fortunate to have a man of his caliber come to Ole Miss to talk about the issues that impact all our lives. We hope the students, faculty and community take advantage of the opportunity to hear from such a responsible business leader.”
In his book, “Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” (Wiley, 2001), Greenwald reveals the fundamental principles of value investing, an investment technique that has proven itself consistently over time.
Besides his business prowess, Greenwald is also recognized for his outstanding teaching abilities. His classes are consistently oversubscribed, with more than 650 students taking his courses each year. Even some of the savviest Wall Street executives take his Columbia Business School courses.
“He’s the guru, because he is good at what he does,” said Melanie Dowell, a UM Business Advisory Board member.
A senior vice president wealth management financial adviser at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Jackson, Dowell met Greenwald recently during a business trip to New York. While sharing a taxi, Greenwald’s interest in William Faulkner led Dowell to invite him to speak at Ole Miss.
“He’s a smart, nice guy,” she said. “He can turn a dull subject into something interesting and humorous.”
Greenwald earned his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master’s degree from Princeton University. He joined the Columbia faculty in 1991.
For more information or for assistance related to a disability, contact Cyree at 662-915-1103 or at kbcyree@olemiss.edu.