Charles Brandes – Brandes Investment Partners
Charles Brandes is founder and Chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, and shares responsibility for the firm’s strategic decisions and implementing its vision and objectives. Mr. Brandes is a member of the All Cap Investment Committee, as well as the firm’s Investment Oversight Committee, which monitors the processes and activities of the firm’s investment committees. Early in his career, Mr. Brandes became a student of the value investment philosophy and an acquaintance of Benjamin Graham, widely considered the father of the value-investing approach. When the bear market of 1973-1974 created unusually large long-term opportunities for disciplined, patient investors, Mr. Brandes decided it was time to launch his own firm, and founded Brandes in 1974. Mr. Brandes has authored two books on value investing, Brandes on Value: the Independent Investor(published in 2014) and Value Investing Today (published in 2003). He has served on the boards of numerous organizations involved in scientific, charitable and cultural work, including the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he also served as Chair of the Investment Committee. Mr. Brandes earned his BA in economics from Bucknell University. His relevant experience began in 1968, and in 2015 he received lifetime achievement awards from Bucknell University and the London Value Investor Conference. Mr. Brandes is a frequent lecturer at graduate business schools, CFA Society meetings and industry conferences worldwide.