Minding the Money: A brief look at the members of the investment committee
Edwin H. Eaton Jr. '60 P'89 H'93
Education: BA, economics; MBA, University of Chicago
Most recent position: Vice president and controller, Procter & Gamble, retired, Cincinnati
Portfolio: Adaptable, committed, and honest, Eaton embraces an old-school approach to investing honed by thirty-five years of managing finances at Procter and Gamble.
David W. Horvitz '74 H'98
Education: BA, history; JD, University of Florida
Current position: Chair and president, WLD Enterprises, Inc., Fort Lauderdale
Portfolio: A seasoned investor with considerable legal experience, Horvitz also chairs the investment committee of the Kresge Foundation. He offers astute advice about investment partners.
Joseph E. Lipscomb '87
Education: BA, economics; MA, international relations, Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies; MBA, finance, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School
Current position: Managing director, Global Environment Fund, Washington, D.C.
Portfolio: A former managing director of the Carlyle Group, Lipscomb uses his private-equity experience to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities for Kenyon's endowment.
David R. Meuse
Education: BA, political science, John Carroll University; attended the Cleveland Marshall College of Law and the Securities Industry Institute at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School
Current position: Principal, Stonehenge Financial Holdings, Inc., Columbus
Portfolio: As an entrepreneur who has founded successful investment and merchant banking firms, Meuse possesses a comprehensive knowledge of investment products, including alternative investments, insurance, and real estate, and brings a career's worth of contacts with investment professionals nationwide.
S. Georgia Nugent
Education: BA, classics, Princeton University; PhD, Cornell University
Current Position: President, Kenyon College, Gambier
Portfolio: Not just a scholar and an administrator, Nugent is a creative thinker with corporate- and foundation-donor experience who managed the budgeting process for Princeton University as assistant to the president.
Alan E. Rothenberg '67 P'96
Education: BA, economics; MBA, University of Chicago
Current position: President, Huret, Rothenberg, and Company, San Francisco
Portfolio: A thoughtful and hands-on committee chairman with the ability to build consensus, Rothenberg provides strategic overview but relies on individual committee members for their wisdom.
R. Todd Ruppert '78
Education: BA, economics
Current position: President and chief executive officer, T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services and T. Rowe Price Global Asset Management, Baltimore
Portfolio: Ruppert, who also serves on the boards of companies in Europe and Asia, opens doors to give Kenyon access to top-quality public and private equity managers around the globe.
William T. Spitz P'08
Education: BA, business/economics, Vanderbilt University; MBA, University of Chicago
Current position: Vice chancellor for investments and treasurer, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Portfolio: Considered an industry leader, Spitz, who manages approximately $3.5 billion in investments, has upgraded Kenyon's investment process and is another door-opener with access to a much broader mix of managers.