
William C. Nygren, CFA®
Partner, Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer – US Equities
Harris Associates
William Nygren is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates L.P. He joined Harris Associates in 1983 as an investment analyst and later served as the firm's Director of Research. He served previously as an investment analyst with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He has received numerous accolades over the course of his investment career, including Morningstar's Domestic Stock Manager of the Year in 2001.
William holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science in finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison's Applied Security Analysis Program. He is a CFA® charterholder.
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