Britt Harris
 Britt Harris    ( financier) | |
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| Born | Thomas Britton Harris IV April 16, 1958 Bryan, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Children | • 3 sons • 1 daughter |
| Spouse | Julia Harris |
US financier. At the time of Bilderberg/2012 managed a Texas public pension fund. | |
Thomas Britton "Britt" Harris IV was a participant in the 2012 Bilderberg meeting, at the time he ran the Teacher Retirement System of Texas[1]. Later he was chief investment officer of the University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company. The investment management company oversees the assets of The University of Texas and Texas A&M University.[2]
Education
Harris graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in finance in 1980.
Career
He began his career at Texas Utilities, leaving to join Asea Brown Boveri. He was then named chief investment officer of Verizon Investment Management, Verizon Communications' employee benefit trust.[3] He subsequently left Verizon to become chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates, at the time the largest hedge fund in the world.[4] Harris spent only six months at Bridgewater due to a culture fit problem, however Ray Dalio, the firm's founder and chief executive following Harris' departure, noted that "Mr. Harris is a superstar, with an absolutely fantastic character. He's an industry leader."[5][6]
Following Bridgewater, Harris was appointed chief investment officer of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (Also known as TRS), Texas' pension plan for public teachers.[7] During Harris' tenure at TRS, the value of their pension fund grew from $67 billion at the time of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, to $140 billion at the time of Harris' departure from the company in June 2017.[8] On June 16, 2017, it was announced that Harris would be leaving his position at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to become the new chief investment officer of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (Also known as UTIMCO), an investment management company that oversees the assets of two of the largest public universities in the United States: The University of Texas and Texas A&M University.[8][9] Harris began as chief investment officer of UTIMCO on August 1, 2017 and retired from UTIMCO on June 30, 2023.[9] [10]
Harris is a member of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets,[11] the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets,[12] and has also had several leadership positions in the investment community, including chairman of the Council for the Investment of Employee Benefit Assets and an advisor to the New York Stock Exchange.
He is currently an executive professor of finance at Texas A&M University and was guest lecturer on investment management and public policy at Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, and The University of Texas at Austin.[7][13]
Harris has been listed as one of aiCIO 's "most influential and powerful asset owners on earth" since the magazine's inaugural rankings in 2012[14][15].
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
References
- ↑ http://archive.lewrockwell.com/rep3/bilderberg-2012-participants.html
- ↑ https://mays.tamu.edu/directory/britt-harris/
- ↑ https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1505q3hjx6h7t/britt-harris-shocks-industry-moves-to-utimco
- ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/bridgewater-bob-prince-culture-performance-2017-2
- ↑ http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2006-09-11/bridgewater-seeks-competitive-advantage-through-lateral-thinking
- ↑ http://www.pionline.com/article/20050627/PRINT/506270726/a-quick-exit-for-bridgewaterx2019s-harris
- ↑ Jump up to: a b https://web.archive.org/web/20110415093545/http://www.maystitans.org/britt-harris/
- ↑ Jump up to: a b https://www.trs.texas.gov/TRS%20Documents/britt_harris_departure.pdf
- ↑ Jump up to: a b http://www.mystatesman.com/business/investment-chief-teachers-pension-fund-jumps-same-job-utimco/S6jRoHb9MIrnkMLwlODFtL/
- ↑ {https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2bstrc8107qz1gbpsrnk0/corner-office/legendary-investor-britt-harris-to-leave-utimco
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100613063310/http://mays.tamu.edu/finc/special-programs/titans/
- ↑ https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/ag_financial_markets.html
- ↑ http://www.memberize.com/clubportal/EventDetailPublic.cfm?clubID=1393&EventID=102237&mo=2&tDate=%7Bd%20'2011-02-11'%7D
- ↑ http://www.ai-cio.com/lists/power-100-2016.aspx
- ↑ http://ai-cio.com/Power_100.aspx?mid=4
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