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In Remembrance: David F. Swensen ’80PhD Died on May 5 2021

David Swensen died on May 5, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. As Yale's chief investment officer, he “revolutionized the landscape of institutional investing,” developing an approach known as the Yale Model that has become the standard for many university and foundation endowments.

Read a tribute by Yale president Peter Salovey ’86PhD. 

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