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Andrew Klaber
Klaber at Yale University
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
EmployerBedford Ridge Capital

Andrew Klaber is the chief executive officer of Bedford Ridge Capital, an investment management firm in New York. Previously, Klaber was a partner on the investment team at Paulson & Co., a multi-strategy hedge fund. He is also the founder and emeritus chairman and president of Even Ground,[1] an international non-profit organization that annually provides academic support, basic health care, and nutrition to more than 2,000 children[2] who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.

Education

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Originally from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Klaber attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School,[3] graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa president[4] from Yale College, where he was a Truman Scholar,[5] Udall Scholar,[6] and First-Team USA-Today Academic All-American,[7] and received the Arthur Twining Hadley Prize and David Everett Chantler Award at graduation for "exemplifying qualities of courage, strength of character and high moral purpose and was a member of Skull and Bones."[8] He earned Masters of Science degrees in Financial Economics and Economic History as a Marshall Scholar[9] at Oxford University, and holds a JD/MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, where he graduated with Distinction and as the Dean's Award winner.[10]

He is a Fellow at Trumbull College, Yale University.[11]

Sports

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Andrew rowed on the Yale lightweight crew (2002 national champions),[12] ran in the Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Hamptons, London, New York (2009, 2013, 2016), Paris, Philadelphia, Valencia, and Washington, D.C. marathons, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro,[13] and pedaled 4,200 miles (New Haven, Connecticut, to San Francisco, California) to raise awareness and financial support for Habitat for Humanity in 2001.[14]

Philanthropy and awards

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Klaber serves or has served on the boards of several organizations, including the AEI Enterprise Club,[15] President of the Association of Marshall Scholars,[16] Bowery Mission Advisory and Development Board,[17] Brookings Society,[18] Cornell Tech Jacobs Institute Steering Committee,[19] Co-chair of the Echoing Green Social Investment Council,[20] French-American Foundation,[21] Harvard Law School Dean's Visiting Committee,[22] International Rescue Committee,[23] Learning Matters,[24] Magdalen Society,[25] Morgan Library Young Fellows,[26] Natan,[27] National Museum of American Jewish History,[28] New York Public Library Young Lions,[29] Public Theater Young Partners,[30] Rainforest Alliance Ambassadors Circle,[31] President of the Russell Trust Association,[32] Success Academy Charter Schools Leadership Council, Truman Scholars Association,[33] United Jewish Appeal (UJA),[34] Weizmann Institute of Science,[35] and Yale Alumni Fund.[36]

Klaber is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,[37] Economic Club of New York,[38] and Supreme Court of the United States Bar and New York State Bar,[39] and was a member of or participated in the Asia Society's Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative,[40] French American Foundation Young Leaders Program,[41] Council for the United States and Italy Young Leaders Program,[42] Partnership for New York City David Rockefeller Fellows Program,[43] Trilateral Commission David Rockefeller Fellowship, U.S. Secretary of Defense's Joint Civilian Orientation Conference,[44] and Wexner Heritage Program.[45]

Klaber received the President's Environmental Youth Award at the White House in 2001 for his "efforts and commitment to the environment"[46] and the Yale-Jefferson Public Service Award for his "innovative and sustained contributions to society,"[47] served with the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Orphaned and Vulnerable Children,[48] and presented Even Ground at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2008.[49]

References

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  1. ^ "Even Ground Board". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Even Ground "About Us"". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Notable Alumni". Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Yale Phi Beta Kappa Undergraduate Officers". Retrieved 3 January 2006.
  5. ^ "Two Yale Students Claim Truman Scholarships". Retrieved 22 May 2003.
  6. ^ "Four Yale Seniors Win Morris K. Udall Scholarship". Retrieved 9 February 2006.
  7. ^ "All-USA Academic First Team - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved 2 July 2004.
  8. ^ "Yale Senior Honored for Moral Character". Retrieved 23 May 2004.
  9. ^ "Yale Student Andrew Klaber Wins Marshall Scholarship for Study at Oxford". Retrieved 13 January 2007.
  10. ^ "Harvard Students Honored for Service to the School and Society". Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Listing of Fellows for Trumbull College". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Yale Crew Champions and Highlights". Retrieved 16 December 2005.
  13. ^ "Lists marathons run". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Habitat for Humanity Bicycle Challenge". Retrieved 16 December 2005.
  15. ^ "AEI Enterprise Club". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Association of Marshall Scholars Board & Officers". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Bowery Mission". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Brookings Society". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Cornell Tech Jacobs Institute Steering Committee". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Echoing Green". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  21. ^ "French American Foundation Board of Directors". Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Harvard JD/MBA Reunion--Speaker Biographies" (PDF). Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  23. ^ "IRC Board of Directors and Overseers". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Learning Matters Board". Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  25. ^ "Floreat Magdalena, Issue 12 - 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  26. ^ "Morgan Library & Museum Report to Donors 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Natan Board". Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  28. ^ "National Museum of American Jewish History Board of Trustees". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  29. ^ "New York Public Library Young Lions Committee". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  30. ^ "Public Theater Young Partner Board". Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  31. ^ "Rainforest Alliance Ambassadors Circle". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  32. ^ "RTA Incorporated GuideStar profile". Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  33. ^ "Truman Scholars Association 2009-2010 Board of Directors". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  34. ^ "UJA Leadership". Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  35. ^ "Weizmann Institute of Science International Board". Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  36. ^ Kaufman, Zachary Daniel (December 2012). "Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities--Contributors' biographies". ISBN 9781781002148. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  37. ^ "Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  38. ^ "Economic Club of New York". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  39. ^ "New York State Unified Court System, Attorney Detail". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  40. ^ "Andrew Klaber joins gathering of Asia-Pacific young leaders in Tokyo". Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  41. ^ "French-American Foundation Young Leaders". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  42. ^ "The Council for the United States and Italy Young Leaders Program". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  43. ^ "Partnership for New York City David Rockefeller Fellows". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  44. ^ "Joint Civilian Orientation Conference". Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  45. ^ "Wexner Heritage Program". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  46. ^ "Klaber Receives EPA Youth Award". Retrieved 4 May 2001.
  47. ^ "Public service saluted in third annual Yale-Jefferson Public Service Awards". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  48. ^ "Klaber to serve on UNICEF task force". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  49. ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (27 January 2008). "OP-ED COLUMNIST; The Age Of Ambition". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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