Joe Bauernfreund – Asset Value Investors

Joe is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of AVI. He began his career working for a real estate investment firm for 6 years, before completing a Masters of Finance at the London Business School. Joe joined AVI in 2002 as an analyst, with a specific focus on European holding companies. In 2013 he became co-portfolio manager on AVI’s global equity accounts, including the British Empire Trust (“the Trust”). In October 2015, he was named sole portfolio manager of the Trust. In October 2016, he became Chief Executive Officer of AVI.