Andrew Klaber
Andrew Klaber | |
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Nationality | American |
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Employer | Bedford Ridge Capital |
Andrew Klaber is the chief executive officer of Bedford Ridge Capital, an investment management firm in New York. Previously, Klaber was a partner on the investment team at Paulson & Co., a multi-strategy hedge fund. He is also the founder and emeritus chairman and president of Even Ground,[1] an international non-profit organization that annually provides academic support, basic health care, and nutrition to more than 2,000 children[2] who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
Education
[edit]Originally from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Klaber attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School,[3] graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa president[4] from Yale College, where he was a Truman Scholar,[5] Udall Scholar,[6] and First-Team USA-Today Academic All-American,[7] and received the Arthur Twining Hadley Prize and David Everett Chantler Award at graduation for "exemplifying qualities of courage, strength of character and high moral purpose."[8] He earned Masters of Science degrees in Financial Economics and Economic History as a Marshall Scholar[9] at Oxford University, and holds a JD/MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, where he graduated with Distinction and as the Dean's Award winner.[10]
He is a Fellow at Trumbull College, Yale University.[11]
Sports
[edit]Andrew rowed on the Yale lightweight crew (2002 national champions),[12] ran in the Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Hamptons, London, New York (2009, 2013, 2016), Paris, Philadelphia, Valencia, and Washington, D.C. marathons, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro,[13] and pedaled 4,200 miles (New Haven, Connecticut, to San Francisco, California) to raise awareness and financial support for Habitat for Humanity in 2001.[14]
Philanthropy and awards
[edit]Klaber serves or has served on the boards of several organizations, including the AEI Enterprise Club,[15] President of the Association of Marshall Scholars,[16] Bowery Mission Advisory and Development Board,[17] Brookings Society,[18] Cornell Tech Jacobs Institute Steering Committee,[19] Co-chair of the Echoing Green Social Investment Council,[20] French-American Foundation,[21] Harvard Law School Dean's Visiting Committee,[22] International Rescue Committee,[23] Learning Matters,[24] Magdalen Society,[25] Morgan Library Young Fellows,[26] Natan,[27] National Museum of American Jewish History,[28] New York Public Library Young Lions,[29] Public Theater Young Partners,[30] Rainforest Alliance Ambassadors Circle,[31] President of the Russell Trust Association,[32] Success Academy Charter Schools Leadership Council, Truman Scholars Association,[33] United Jewish Appeal (UJA),[34] and Yale Alumni Fund.[35]
Klaber is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,[36] Economic Club of New York,[37] and Supreme Court of the United States Bar and New York State Bar,[38] and was a member of or participated in the Asia Society's Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative,[39] French American Foundation Young Leaders Program,[40] Council for the United States and Italy Young Leaders Program,[41] Partnership for New York City David Rockefeller Fellows Program,[42] Trilateral Commission David Rockefeller Fellowship, U.S. Secretary of Defense's Joint Civilian Orientation Conference,[43] and Wexner Heritage Program.[44]
Klaber received the President's Environmental Youth Award at the White House in 2001 for his "efforts and commitment to the environment"[45] and the Yale-Jefferson Public Service Award for his "innovative and sustained contributions to society,"[46] served with the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Orphaned and Vulnerable Children,[47] and presented Even Ground at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2008.[48]
References
[edit]- ^ "Even Ground Board". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Even Ground "About Us"". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Notable Alumni". Retrieved 7 May 2008.
- ^ "Yale Phi Beta Kappa Undergraduate Officers". Retrieved 3 January 2006.
- ^ "Two Yale Students Claim Truman Scholarships". Retrieved 22 May 2003.
- ^ "Four Yale Seniors Win Morris K. Udall Scholarship". Retrieved 9 February 2006.
- ^ "All-USA Academic First Team - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved 2 July 2004.
- ^ "Yale Senior Honored for Moral Character". Retrieved 23 May 2004.
- ^ "Yale Student Andrew Klaber Wins Marshall Scholarship for Study at Oxford". Retrieved 13 January 2007.
- ^ "Harvard Students Honored for Service to the School and Society". Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Listing of Fellows for Trumbull College". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Yale Crew Champions and Highlights". Retrieved 16 December 2005.
- ^ "Lists marathons run". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Habitat for Humanity Bicycle Challenge". Retrieved 16 December 2005.
- ^ "AEI Enterprise Club". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Association of Marshall Scholars Board & Officers". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Bowery Mission". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Brookings Society". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Cornell Tech Jacobs Institute Steering Committee". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Echoing Green". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "French American Foundation Board of Directors". Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Harvard JD/MBA Reunion--Speaker Biographies" (PDF). Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "IRC Board of Directors and Overseers". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Learning Matters Board". Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Floreat Magdalena, Issue 12 - 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Morgan Library & Museum Report to Donors 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Natan Board". Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "National Museum of American Jewish History Board of Trustees". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "New York Public Library Young Lions Committee". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Public Theater Young Partner Board". Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Rainforest Alliance Ambassadors Circle". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "RTA Incorporated GuideStar profile". Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Truman Scholars Association 2009-2010 Board of Directors". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "UJA Leadership". Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Kaufman, Zachary Daniel (December 2012). "Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities--Contributors' biographies". ISBN 9781781002148. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Economic Club of New York". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "New York State Unified Court System, Attorney Detail". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Andrew Klaber joins gathering of Asia-Pacific young leaders in Tokyo". Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "French-American Foundation Young Leaders". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "The Council for the United States and Italy Young Leaders Program". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Partnership for New York City David Rockefeller Fellows". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Joint Civilian Orientation Conference". Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Wexner Heritage Program". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Klaber Receives EPA Youth Award". Retrieved 4 May 2001.
- ^ "Public service saluted in third annual Yale-Jefferson Public Service Awards". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Klaber to serve on UNICEF task force". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (27 January 2008). "OP-ED COLUMNIST; The Age Of Ambition". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved 24 May 2013.