Robert Gillam

Robert Gillam
Residence Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Alma mater Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Occupation Investor
Net worth US$320 million (2015)[1]

Robert Gillam is an American investor. He is the founder and chief investment officer of McKinley Capital Management, an asset management firm.

Early life

Robert Gillam graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.[1][2] He received a master in business administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1969.[1]

Career

Gillam worked for Foster & Marshall, a financial firm, until it was acquired by American Express in 1982.[1] He worked for Boettcher and Company from 1982 to 1985.[1]

Gillam is the founder of McKinley Capital Management, an asset management firm.[1] He serves as its chief investment officer.[3] As of 2015, it had US$7 billion of assets under management.[1]

Gillam was a speaker at the 2012 conference organized by the Milken Institute.[3]

Personal life

Gillam resides in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] He has spent $30 million opposing the proposed Pebble Mine, which would have been close to his Lake Clark fishing lodge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Robert Gillam". Forbes. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  2. "Company Overview of McKinley Capital Management, LLC: Robert Byron Gillam". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Speaker's Biography: Robert Gillam". Milken Institute. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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