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Vahan Janjigian, Ph.D., CFA
Member, Investment Committee
Vahan Janjigian is a member of the Hillview Capital Advisors Investment Committee. He is Chief Investment Strategist at Forbes and a regular columnist in Forbes magazine. He is also the editor of the Forbes Growth Investor and Special Situation Survey investment newsletters, author of Even Buffett Isn't Perfect and co-author and editor of the Forbes Stock Market Course. According to an independent newsletter performance rating agency, which began tracking Vahan’s stock picks in January 2002, he has significantly outperformed all major benchmarks.
A frequent speaker on matters of economic and investment analysis, he has made numerous presentations to private investors and professional money managers on various topics including capital market theory, portfolio management, fundamental analysis, and quantitative analysis. He has also rendered expert opinions and served as an expert witness on issues involving portfolio management, churning, suitability, and hedge fund manager compensation.
Vahan holds a B.S. degree in General Science from Villanova University, M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Finance from Virginia Tech, and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has taught courses in corporate finance, investments, accounting, and economics at the University of Delaware, Northeastern University, the American University of Armenia, and Boston College. He has published his research in numerous scholarly and professional journals.
Vahan’s writings have also appeared in Forbes magazine and Forbes.com. He is a frequent commentator on popular television and radio networks including ABC, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, Fox News, NPR and the BBC. He has also been quoted in Barron’s, The Boston Globe, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and USA Today.