- Michelle Clayman
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Michelle R. Clayman is chief investment officer of New Amsterdam Partners, LLC[1], a firm she founded in 1986. New Amsterdam Partners offers large cap and mid cap investment strategies to institutional investors. Clayman sits on the Boards of the Society of Quantitative Analysts[2](of which she is a past President), and The Institute for Quantitative Research [3]. She is a frequent commentator for CNBC, Bloomberg, and other financial media. A graduate of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Clayman is the first woman to receive the School's Excellence in Leadership Award [4], in 2008.
She is a strong supporter of women's causes, notably as the chair of the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. In 2010, the [5]awarded Clayman the "Making a Difference for Women Award[6]" recognizing Clayman's leadership in supporting research on women. Clayman has also been a Girl Scout troop leader for 17 years and is currently on the board of Sustainable Health Enterprises[7]. She known as a role model for women in finance[8],
Clayman says she owes her education to her mother, who was evacuated from England to the United States during WWII and there received a college education. Her mother then ensured her children benefited in the same way. Clayman received a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, England (MA (Oxon).
Clayman's other volunteer activities include as a Director of Children of Bellevue [9], a charity providing services to children at New York's Bellevue Hospital. She is also a member of the Dean’s Council at the Harvard Divinity School.
References
- ^ New Amsterdam Partners, LLC
- ^ Society of Quantitative Analysts
- ^ The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance
- ^ Leadership Award for Michelle Clayman
- ^ National Council for Research on Women
- ^ Making a Difference for Women Award
- ^ Sustainable Health Enterprises
- ^ Voice of Experience: Michelle Clayman, CFA, Founder, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, New Amsterdam Partners LLC
- ^ Children of Bellevue Leadership Team
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- American financial businesspeople
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