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Christopher Tsai is President and Chief Investment Officer of Tsai Capital, an investment management firm focused on the long-term growth and preservation of capital on behalf of select families and organizations. With more than two decades of experience, Mr. Tsai leads the firm's investment activities and is Chairperson of the firm's Advisory Committee.
Mr. Tsai pursues a value-oriented investment approach and seeks high-quality, growth companies that offer significant upside potential and a margin of safety at the time of purchase. Mr. Tsai utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to identify companies that he believes have a sustainable competitive advantage and can compound earnings at an above-average rate over the long-term. Portfolio investments tend to have strong balance sheets, a history of producing high rates of return on capital, and a culture of innovation. His investment approach has been most influenced by Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher and Charlie Munger, as well as by his father, the late investor and philanthropist Gerald Tsai, Jr.
Mr. Tsai has been profiled in numerous financial publications including Barron’s, Bloomberg, Financial Planning, Investment Advisor Magazine, and The Wall Street Transcript. He has been interviewed by Bloomberg Radio, Fox Business Network, MOI Global, Nasdaq, and Yahoo Finance Live, among others.
Mr. Tsai has written for Wealth Management Magazine about investing in durable, long-term trends, and for Investment & Pensions Europe about investing in art as an alternative asset class. He is also the author of “Back Door to China”, which was published in Worth Magazine.
Prior to forming Tsai Capital, he was an equity analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., John A. Levin & Co., Inc., and Gabelli Asset Management.
Mr. Tsai has been a benefactor of numerous museums and cultural institutions, both nationally and internationally, and is one of the world’s leading collectors of works by contemporary artist Ai Weiwei.
When not looking at businesses, he loves running in nature, quiet time with his books and family, submersing himself in the arts and a perfectly steeped pot of tea.
Mr. Tsai is a member of the CFA Society New York and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and international politics from Middlebury College, where he served on the Middlebury College Arts Council.