Ted Seides
Ted Seides is the Founder of Capital Allocators, an investment advisory firm that seeks to explore the best practices of the key players in the asset management industry. He also hosts the Capital Allocators Podcast, a widely followed program that has been downloaded 5 million times as of January 2021. With over 25 years of experience as an institutional investor, Seides combines his knowledge and network to help managers and allocators make more money. He advises a diverse client base across business strategy, audio content, and investing.
Ted Seides Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Host
Academic History
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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BA in Economics, Cum Laude
EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
- Seides is the son of a teacher and a psychiatrist.
- He began his career in 1992 under the tutelage of David Swensen at the Yale Investments Office.
- He focused on external public equity managers and internal fixed income portfolio management during his five years at Yale.
- From 2002 to 2015, he served as President and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Protégé Partners, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm that invested in and seeded small hedge funds.
- From 2008 to 2017, he made a non-profitable wager with Warren Buffett that pitted the 10-year performance of the S&P 500 against a selection of five hedge funds.
- From 2017 to 2019, he served as Chief Investment Officer of Perch Bay Group, a single-family office where he built and managed a diversified portfolio of direct and fund investments across asset classes.
MEDIA
- Seides writes opinion pieces for Institutional Investor.
- He wrote a blog for the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor.
- He authored guest publications for the late Peter L. Bernstein’s Economics and Portfolio Strategy.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS