Christopher J. Ailman
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 3 Feb
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could think differently, had different backgrounds, different education styles.
I didn't tend to find it.
I tended to find people who, you know, like we said, you know,
personalities and a mental process.
When you study books about thinking processes, it is very rare to find somebody that can accomplish both very efficiently.
You'll see people at the two extremes and they still could be brilliant.
And it takes a culture then to bring those different people together with different thinking patterns.
We tend to like people who think like us and act like us.
Look at any accounting firm and you're probably going to find, you know, when you think about all those personality types, pretty similar personality types.
I found the value, which was having a lot of people who didn't necessarily think alike and could work together, could be collegial and support each other.
Absolutely correct.
I was California, so I was a swimmer.
It takes a certain body type.
When you look at the Olympic swimming people, very similar.
You look at people that are great trumpet players or great violinists might have certain characteristics.
Not true of an investment.
It comes in all shapes and sizes, both genders, all different backgrounds.
You know, I think when you look at David Swenson and Yale's success, part of it was their incredible due diligence.
I have heard many times that they would talk to a money manager for over a year before in some cases they would consider investing in it.
So two quick examples.
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