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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.| birth_name = | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = investorAQR Capital>AQR Capital ManagementPUBLISHER=FNLONDON, | spouse = | family = | website = }}David G. Kabiller (born July 2, 1963United States Public Records) is the founder, founding principal, and head of business development of AQR Capital Management,WEB,www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4663097&privcapId=4663068&previousCapId=7774336&previousTitle=J.L.%20Kellogg%20School%20of%20Management,%20Northwestern%20University, David Gary Kabiller CFA, Businessweek.com, NEWS, How I Became a Quant’,www.wsj.com/articles/SB118773080179804450, The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2007, along with Cliff Asness, John M. Liew and Robert Krail.WEB, David Kabiller, CFA,www.aqr.com/AboutAQR/OurPeople/Biography.aspx?principalId=67, AQR Capital, dead,www.aqr.com/AboutAQR/OurPeople/Biography.aspx?principalId=67," title="web.archive.org/web/20140208193519www.aqr.com/AboutAQR/OurPeople/Biography.aspx?principalId=67,">web.archive.org/web/20140208193519www.aqr.com/AboutAQR/OurPeople/Biography.aspx?principalId=67, 2014-02-08, He initiated AQR’s international growth and its introduction of mutual fundsWEB, AQR’s David Kabiller Pioneers Hedge Funds for the Masses,live.wsj.com/video/hedge-funders-move-into-mutual-funds/DCD413A1-26C1-44B8-87FE-D254C18F1359.html#!DCD413A1-26C1-44B8-87FE-D254C18F1359, Wall Street Journal, as well as the creation of the AQR University symposia series and the AQR Insight Award for outstanding innovation in applied academic research. Kabiller established AQR’s QUANTA Academy program, which is designed to help employees reach their full potential. The program offers a holistic approach, focusing on both professional and personal development.

Early life and education

Kabiller was born July 2, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, to a Jewish family, the son of Elaine (née Tunick; 1934-2022WEB, Elaine Kabiller Obituary - Wilmette, IL,www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/wilmette-il/elaine-kabiller-10585849, 2023-02-13, Dignity Memorial, en, ) and Irving Kabiller (1930-2012).NEWS, IRVING KABILLER Obituary (2012) - West Palm Beach, FL - The Palm Beach Post,www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/palmbeachpost/name/irving-kabiller-obituary?id=19354989, 2023-02-13, Legacy.com, He has one sister, Sari Kabiller Battista.Chicago Sun Times: “Irving Kabiller” May 27, 2012 He earned a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University, where he received an athletic scholarship to play tennis and was named to the Big Ten’s Academic All-Conference team, and an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.WEB, David G. Kabiller,www.aqr.com/About-Us/OurFirm/David-Kabiller-Bio, 2020-12-01, www.aqr.com, en, WEB, David Kabiller,www.forbes.com/profile/david-kabiller/, 2020-12-01, Forbes, en,

Career

After school, he worked as a vice president at Goldman, Sachs & Co.WEB, David Gary Kabiller CFA,investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4663097&privcapId=4663068&previousCapId=31721&previousTitle=MORNINGSTAR%20INC, Business Week, {{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Kabiller has co-authored papers on topics including derivatives,WEB, Using Derivatives and Leverage To Improve Portfolio Performance,www.iimagazine.com/Popups/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2486929, Institutional Investor, enhanced indexation, securities lending, insurance-linked securities,PRESS RELEASE, AQR Capital Management Establishes Reinsurance Group,www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aqr-capital-management-establishes-reinsurance-group-126104498.html, PRN Newswire, hedge funds and the secret of Warren Buffett’s investing acumen.WEB, Buffett’s Alpha,www.econ.yale.edu/~af227/pdf/Buffett’s%20Alpha%20-%20Frazzini,%20Kabiller%20and%20Pedersen.pdf, Yale University, 2014-01-17,www.econ.yale.edu/~af227/pdf/Buffett’s%20Alpha%20-%20Frazzini,%20Kabiller%20and%20Pedersen.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20131217133358www.econ.yale.edu/~af227/pdf/Buffett’s%20Alpha%20-%20Frazzini,%20Kabiller%20and%20Pedersen.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20131217133358www.econ.yale.edu/~af227/pdf/Buffett’s%20Alpha%20-%20Frazzini,%20Kabiller%20and%20Pedersen.pdf, 2013-12-17, dead, “Buffett’s Alpha” received the 2018 Graham and Dodd Award from the Financial Analysts Journal for the year’s best paper.JOURNAL,www.cfainstitute.org/en/about/press-releases/2019/cfa-institute-financial-analysts-journal-announces-2018, CFA Institute Financial Analysts Journal Announces 2018 Graham and Dodd Awards of Excellence Winners, CFA Institute, en-US, 2019-01-29, He was profiled in Scott Patterson’s book The Quants.

Philanthropy

He is a member of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees and large donor to both academic and athletic scholarship programs.WEB, Trustee David Kabiller Equips Student-Athletes for Success,giving.northwestern.edu/node/8157, Northwestern University, He is a member of the Advisory Council of the AQR Asset Management Institute at London Business SchoolWEB, Key People,www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/research-centres/aqr-institute-of-asset-management/people#.Vc41YPlVhBc/, London Business School, 2015-08-14, 2015-01-09,www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/research-centres/aqr-institute-of-asset-management/people#.Vc41YPlVhBc/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150109033247www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/research-centres/aqr-institute-of-asset-management/people#.Vc41YPlVhBc/,">web.archive.org/web/20150109033247www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/research-centres/aqr-institute-of-asset-management/people#.Vc41YPlVhBc/, dead, and also serves on the board of trustees for the Terra Foundation for American Art.WEB, Board and Staff,www.terraamericanart.org/about/board-staff/, Terra Foundation for American Art, dead,www.terraamericanart.org/about/board-staff/," title="web.archive.org/web/20131213235825www.terraamericanart.org/about/board-staff/,">web.archive.org/web/20131213235825www.terraamericanart.org/about/board-staff/, 2013-12-13, He is chairman of the Executive Council of the International Institute for NanotechnologyWEB,www.iinano.org/executive-council, Executive Council - International Institute for Nanotechnology, www.iinano.org, and endowed the biennial $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine and $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigator Award in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine.WEB,www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/05/nominations-invited-for-inaugural-250,000-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine.html, Nominations Invited for Inaugural $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine: Northwestern University News, 2015-06-04,www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/05/nominations-invited-for-inaugural-250,000-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150609192234www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/05/nominations-invited-for-inaugural-250,000-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150609192234www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/05/nominations-invited-for-inaugural-250,000-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine.html, 2015-06-09, dead, He created the David G. Kabiller NU for Life Program, which provides mentoring and career development for Northwestern University athletes. In recognition of David’s multimillion dollar gift to endow the program, it was named in his honor in 2019.WEB,news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/10/trustee-endows-career-enhancement-program-for-student-athletes/, Trustee endows career enhancement program for student-athletes, news.northwestern.edu, en-US, 2019-10-23, In 2017, London Business School honored David with an Honorary Fellowship for his service to the school and distinction in business.WEB,www.london.edu/news-and-events/congregation/honorary-awards#.WWy1zdKGPup, Honorary Awards - London Business School, London.edu, In 2021, Kabiller endowed the Kabiller Science of Empathy Prize at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, which biennially is awarded to a member of the Kellogg faculty who “has conducted novel research that advances analytical and rigorous critical thinking about human empathy, understanding and trust.“WEB, The Kabiller Science of Empathy Prize,www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/alumni/news-and-impact/kabiller-prize.aspx, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, March 25, 2021, In 2023, Kabiller helped conceive the Longevity Transitions Salon series at Stanford University’s Center on Longevity, which was funded by a gift from the Kabiller family.WEB, Stanford Center on Longevity Launches Longevity Transitions Salon,longevity.stanford.edu/longevity-salon/, 2023-03-30, Stanford Center on Longevity, en-US,

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