Leadership

Professor Tano Santos is the Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Asset Management and Finance and the Academic Director of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, where he has taught since 2003. Previously he was an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Columbia, he teaches courses on Value Investing, Modern Value, and Modern Political Economy.

Meredith Trivedi is the Managing Director of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing. In this role she handles a variety of strategic, curricular, and industry initiatives and oversees all operational aspects of the Center. She joined Columbia Business School in 2010 as a Major Gifts officer. Prior to Columbia, Meredith was the Director of University Advancement at Radford University. Meredith holds a BA from Washington and Lee University; a JD from the Charleston School of Law; and an MS from Columbia University. She is a member of the South Carolina bar. 

Julia Kimyagarov is the Director in the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing. She manages many aspects related to the Value Investing Program, including organizing classes, planning and overseeing Heilbrunn Center events, finance and operations, and administration of the student fund portfolio. Prior to joining the Business School in January 2011, Julia was an insurance broker for Marsh & McLennan, a Client Relationship Specialist at Aon, an underwriting assistant at ACE, and a property theft claim representative at Nationwide.