Guy Spier
Guy Spier is a well-known value investor and the Founder and Managing Partner of Aquamarine Capital, an investment vehicle inspired by the original 1950's Buffett partnerships. In 2007, he made headlines by bidding $650,100 with Mohnish Pabrai for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett. Prior to starting Aquamarine Fund, he worked as an investment banker in New York, and as a management consultant in London and Paris. Spier is the author of The Education of a Value Investor, achieving significant success and translations into multiple languages. He is a regular media commentator on economic and political affairs. He also co-founded TEDxZurich and TEDxZuriberg.
Guy Spier Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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B.A., Politics, Philosophy and Economics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Alumni Board Member, Harvard Business School
Member, Entrepreneur's Organization
Member, Young Presidents Organization
Board of Director, Swiss Friends of Oxford University
EARLY CAREER
Spier served as President of the Oxford Alumni Association of New York.
In 2009, he was featured in The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, regarding his use of checklists as part of his investment process.
He was on the advisory board of the Dakshana Foundation and was a speaker at Ted University which preceded TED India.
His book, The Education of a Value Investor, has sold more than 50,000 copies and has also been translated into Hebrew, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Mandarin and Spanish.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Spier has appeared in various media including The Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and the BBC.
He is also a noted speaker on investment management and spoke at TED India and co-hosted TEDx Zurich.