This year represents the 25^th anniversary of the CFA Institute Research Foundation’s Vertin Award. On this special occasion, we are announcing the publication of Investment Luminaries and Their Insights: 25 Years of the Research Foundation Vertin Award. This publication traces the 25 years of award winners, among them Nobel Prize winners, billionaire hedge fund managers, distinguished professors of finance who have shaped thousands of young minds, editors of the most prestigious academic journals, and authors of some of the most popular investment books ever published, and asks them to share their thoughts on:

• Their proudest accomplishments
• The most influential investment publications they have written and read
• The critical investment lessons they have learned 
• Their expectations for the future
• Any professional regrets they may have had

These investment luminaries are sure to provide you with valuable insights that will greatly benefit your investment prowess. During this session, we will also present the 2021 Vertin Award. Please join us as we celebrate this important milestone.

Speakers include:

• Bud Haslett, Executive Director, Research Foundation
• Joanne M. Hill, Chair, Research Foundation Board and Governor, CFA Institute Board
• Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University
• Martin Leibowitz, President, Advanced Portfolio Studies LLC & Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley
• Roger Ibbotson, Professor in the Practice Emeritus of Finance at the Yale School of Management & Chairman, Zebra Capital Management LLC
• Cliff Asness, Managing and Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management
• Maureen O’Hara, Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance, Cornell University
• William N. Goetzmann, Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Management Studies & Director of the International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management