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Mr. Amit K.
Walia, CFA MBA, is a Portfolio Manager at The California Public Employees Retirement System.
Mr. Walia was employed as Senior Portfolio Manager & Partner by Highland Capital Management LP.
He earned his BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi and his MBA in Finance and CIS from the University of Rochester.
Former positions of Amit K. Walia
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The California Public Employees Retirement System
The California Public Employees Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 01/01/2015 |
Highland Capital Management LP
Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts). | Analyst-Equity | 01/05/2012 |
Training of Amit K. Walia
Rochester Christian University | Masters Business Admin |
Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi | Undergraduate Degree |
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Highland Capital Management LP
Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts). | Finance |
The California Public Employees Retirement System
The California Public Employees Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance. | Finance |
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