Elroy Dimson

Elroy Dimson is BGI Professor of Investment Management and a Faculty Governor of London Business School, where he has served as chair of the Finance and of the Accounting areas, and as Dean of the full-time and Executive MBA programmes. He directs the School’s Initiative on Foundation and Endowment Asset Management, and holds board and investment positions with the Norwegian Pension Fund, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, UnLtd, the University of London, and other organisations.

"Dimson's major research examines long run stock market performance, asset allocation and investment strategy. In 'Triumph of The Optimists' and subsequent books, Elroy and his co-authors present evidence on the equity risk premium in 17 countries over the last 108 years. In 'Endowment Asset Management', Shanta Acharya and Elroy analyse the investment strategies of 61 Oxford and Cambridge endowments."


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