Andrew Rudd

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Andrew T. Rudd
Born(1950-02-23)February 23, 1950
DiedApril 2, 2024(2024-04-02) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican
Education University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Investor, venture capitalist, author

Andrew Rudd was an American investor, financial academic, author and venture capitalist that co-founded and was former chairman and CEO of Barra, Inc. and founder and former CEO of Advisor Software.

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His areas of academic interest were asset allocation, modern portfolio theory, risk management, and performance measurement. He was the co-author of two investment related books: "Modern Portfolio Theory: The Principles of Investment Management" and "Option Pricing". [1]

Early life and education

He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned an MS in Operations Research, an MBA and PhD in Operations research and Finance. From 1977 to 1982, he was a Professor of Finance and Operations Research at the Johnson School at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Career

He served as the CEO of Barra from 1984 to 1999. In 2004, Barra was acquired by Morgan Stanley Capital International and renamed MSCI Barra. Rudd was the founder and former CEO of Advisor Software. Advisor Software was acquired by Refinitiv in 2020.

Endowments

Rudd chaired the Rudd Family Foundation, which supports educational and youth activities. The foundation has endowed faculty chairs at the Haas School of Business, [2] University of Massachusetts, [3] The Johnson School at Cornell University, [4] and the Blum Centre for Developing Economies at the University of California, Berkeley. [5] He was also a trustee of The Blum Center, [6] a member of The Johnson School Advisory Council. [7] He has written several journal articles and co-authored two books on investment management.

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References

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