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Lewis A. "Lew" Sanders is the founder, CEO and Co-CIO o
Sanders Capital, LLC
a value-oriented investment manager serving institutional and high-net-worth clients. Formerly, he was the
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and
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of
AllianceBernstein AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth and retail investors. AllianceBernstein's headquarters are located in Nashvill ...
. He retired from this position in December, 2008. Sanders became AllianceBernstein's Chairman in January, 2005; he became CEO in July, 2003. He had been
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and CIO since October, 2000. Before the acquisition of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. by Alliance Capital in October, 2000, Sanders served for seven years as CEO of Sanford C. Bernstein. In his 32 years at Sanford C. Bernstein, he also served as president and
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, with senior responsibility for all
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and
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operations (1981–1993); Executive Vice President (1979–1981); and Research Director (1972–1981). Sanders joined Bernstein in 1968 as a Research Analyst, establishing credentials that would lead to his being named to the
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All-America Research team four times. As noted in his
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executive profile, during his 32-year tenure at Bernstein, "More than any other individual, he shaped the Bernstein approach to in-depth fundamental research and to disciplined, value investing implemented on a centralized basis." Before joining Bernstein, Sanders worked at Oppenheimer & Co for two years as a
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. He holds a BS in
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from Columbia University and a CFA designation. Sanders serves as a
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of The
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board and on the board of
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.All about research: Face to face with Lew Sanders, Pensions & Investments
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