William J. Poorvu
American businessman and academic
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William J. Poorvu is an American real estate investor,[1] civic leader and philanthropist. Currently an adjunct professor in entrepreneurship, emeritus at Harvard Business School,[2] he taught on the HBS faculty from 1973 until 2002.[3]
Yale University
Harvard Business School
William J. Poorvu | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Real estate investor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business school Yale University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Harvard Graduate School of Design Harvard Business School |
Education
Poorvu earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1956 and his MBA from HBS in 1958.[3]
Career
Poorvu is the co-founder, chairman, and co-chair of the advisory board of the hedge fund The Baupost Group,[4] currently[when?] led by Seth Klarman with $29.4 billion AUM in 2012. He is a member of the Carnegie Corporation Investment Committee and a former member of the Yale University Investment Committee and of the Yale University Council. He is a Trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.[5] In April 2013, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.[6] He was the first adjunct faculty member at the Harvard Business School to be recognized with a named chair.[7] He was also on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[6]
Selected works
- Poorvu, William J. Creating and Growing Real Estate Wealth: The 4 Stages to a Lifetime of Success. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Wharton School Pub, 2008.
- Poorvu, William J., and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank. The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide to Decision-Making and Investment. New York, NY: Free Press, 1999.
- also translated into Japanese as ハーバード・ビジネススクールが教える不動産投資ゲーム / Hābādo bijinesu sukūru ga oshieru fudōsan tōshi gēmu
- Poorvu, William J. The Real Estate Challenge: Capitalizing on Change. Prentice Hall, 1996.[8]
- Poorvu, William J Real Estate: A Case Study Approach. Prentice Hall, 1993.