The UCLA Anderson School of Management is proud to present David Booth as the next speaker in the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series. David Booth was a founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors in 1981 and is Chairman and CEO.
Chicago MBAs may recognize Booth’s name— The University of Chicago Booth School of Business was named in honor of David, where he also serves as a lifetime member of the school’s business advisory council. Booth has written many pieces including “Diversification Returns and Asset Management” with Eugene F. Fama, which won a Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence from the Financial Analysts Journal in 1992.
Booth was given the 2012 Outstanding Financial Executive Award by the Financial Management Association International, having been selected due to his expertise and accomplishments in applying financial theory and research to the practical world of asset management. Booth is also considered a pioneer with work in indexing and small capitalization investing.
Booth sits on the board of trustees of the University of Chicago, the University of Kansas Endowment Association, and he is on the board of directors of Georgetown University. He is also on the board of overseers for the Becker Friedman Institute. In 2010, Investment News named Booth as one of “The Power 20” in the financial services industry, and MutualFundWire ranked him 12th in its list of the 100 Most Influential People in mutual funds.
David Booth will be speaking on Wednesday, January 29 from 11:30am to 12:30pm at Korn Convocation Hall. You register for that event here.