William J. Poorvu | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Real estate investor |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Harvard Business school Yale University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Harvard Graduate School of Design Harvard Business School |
William J. Poorvu is an American real estate investor, [1] civic leader and philanthropist. Currently an adjunct professor in entrepreneurship,Emeritus at Harvard Business School, [2] he taught on the HBS faculty from 1973 until 2002. [3]
Poorvu earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1956 and his MBA from HBS in 1958. [3]
Poorvu is the co-founder,chairman,and co-chair of the advisory board of the hedge fund The Baupost Group, [4] currently led by Seth Klarman with $29.4 billion AUM in 2012. He is a member of the Carnegie Corporation Investment Committee and a former member of the Yale University Investment Committee and of the Yale University Council. He is a Trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. [5] In April 2013,he was elected to the American Academy of Arts &Sciences. [6] He was the first adjunct faculty member at the Harvard Business School to be recognized with a named chair. [7] He was also on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [6]
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...William Poorvu, adjunct professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and co-author of "The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide to Decision-making and Investment."