6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American hedge fund manager and founder of Pershing Square Capital Management — known for high-conviction, concentrated long and short positions and for high-profile activist campaigns against companies including Herbalife.
Swedish multinational furniture and home goods retailer founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943, owned by a complex Dutch foundation structure, and the world's largest furniture retailer.
American philanthropist and civic leader, Bill Gates's mother, who served on the board of United Way and used her IBM board relationships to secure the introduction that led to Microsoft's pivotal PC-DOS deal with IBM.
American software entrepreneur and co-founder of Intuit, the personal finance software company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks, who served on multiple Silicon Valley boards during the internet era.
American investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, widely regarded as the greatest capital allocator in history and the defining practitioner of value investing.
The set of criteria (Environmental, Social, Governance) used to evaluate corporations' non-financial impacts and risks — promoted by institutional investors like BlackRock and WEF as a framework for sustainable investing.