David Gardner (born May 16, 1966) is an American entrepreneur and one of the three founders of

The Motley Fool The Motley Fool is a private financial and investing advice company based in Alexandria, Virginia. It was founded in July 1993 by co-chairmen and brothers David Gardner and Tom Gardner, and Erik Rydholm, who has since left the company. The compa ...

Early life and education

He attended the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

on a

Morehead Scholarship The Morehead-Cain Scholarship (originally the Morehead Scholarship) was the first merit scholarship program established in the United States. It was founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1951 and was named for its benefact ...

, graduating in 1988. He also attended the Saint Albans School, Washington, D.C., before going on to St. Mark's School in Southboro, MA, and graduated from there.

Career

He was a writer for ''

Louis Rukeyser Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was best known for his role as host of two television series, Wall Street Week, ...

's Wall Street'' newsletter before joining the Motley Fool. David is the lead advisor on ''The Motley Fool Rule Breakers'' advisory service, and co-lead with his brother Tom on ''The Motley Fool Stock Advisor,'' the company's flagship subscription offering. His investment philosophy favors passive long-term holding of dynamic growth stocks. He is also the inventor of Motley Fool CAPS, a site that features the community intelligence of 75,000+ ranked stock pickers drawn mainly from The Motley Fool Community.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Tom Gardner. The Gardner brothers have co-authored several books, including ''The Motley Fool Investment Guide'', ''You Have More Than You Think'', ''Rule Breakers, Rule Makers'', ''The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens'', and the ''Million Dollar Portfolio''.

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External links

15-Second Bio on Fool.com
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