Crossing Swords with Oligarchs: Profitable Investment and Economic Development in Emerging Markets

On October 16, 2006, Bill Browder appeared at Columbia Business School and addressed more than 200 students, faculty and alumni as the International Development Club fall 2006 speaker. Mr Browder is founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, the premier investment advisory firm specializing in Russian equities, with approximately $3.5 billion invested in Russia and total shareholder returns to date of approximately 2,500 percent.