Affiliated Managers Group has announced the election of Niall Ferguson to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Ferguson is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is a frequent commentator on contemporary and historical politics and economics and has published fourteen award-winning bestsellers, including most recently "Civilization: The West and the Rest" and "The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die." In 2009 his six-part television series "The Ascent of Money" won the International Emmy for Best Documentary.
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In 2010 he won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service, in 2012 the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement and in 2013 the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism. Mr. Ferguson is a member of the board of trustees of the American Academy in Berlin, the Museum of American Finance and the New York Historical Society. He is also the founder of Greenmantle, a macroeconomic and geopolitical advisory firm based in Cambridge, Mass.
Sean M. Healey, chairman and CEO, AMG, said: "We are very pleased to welcome Niall Ferguson to our Board. Niall’s remarkable breadth of expertise and influence globally will make him an excellent addition to our Board."
Ferguson said: "I am honored to join AMG’s Board of Directors and work with the Company, which has achieved a remarkable record of growth and is one of the leading investment management firms globally. I look forward to working alongside the executive management team and Board on strategic objectives and investment opportunities that contribute to the Company’s success."
