Charles Brandes, Executive Committee Chairman, Brandes Investment Partners

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee leads the firm’s ongoing strategic initiatives, which are centered on helping clients achieve their long-term investment objectives.
The Executive Committee consists of the following five members:


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Charles H. Brandes, CFA
Founder and Chairman

  • Experience
    • Founded Brandes Investment Partners in 1974
    • Current Responsibilities
      • Shares responsibility for driving strategic decisions and monitoring implementation of the firm’s vision and objectives
      • Member of the All-Cap Investment Committee
      • Member of the Investment Oversight Committee, which monitors the processes and activities of the firm’s investment committees
      • Member of the Brandes Institute Advisory Board
    • Investment experience began in 1968
    • Other Activities
      • Former board member of several organizations involved in scientific, charitable and cultural work, including the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he also served as Chair of the Investment Committee
      • Author of “Brandes on Value: the Independent Investor,” published in 2014
      • Author of “Value Investing Today,” published in 2003
      • Frequent lecturer at graduate business schools, CFA Society meetings and industry conferences worldwide
  • Education and Awards
    • BA in economics from Bucknell University
    • Recipient of lifetime achievement awards from Bucknell University and the London Value Investor Conference

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Jeffrey A. Busby, CFA
Executive Director

  • Experience
    • Limited partner of the firm’s parent company
    • Current Responsibilities
      • Member of the Investment Oversight Committee, which monitors the processes and activities of the firm’s investment committees
      • President of Brandes Investment Trust
    • Relevant experience began in 1986
    • Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 1988
  • Education and Skills
    • MBA in finance from the University of California, Berkeley
    • BS in chemical engineering from Northwestern University

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Glenn R. Carlson, CFA
Executive Director

  • Experience
    • Limited partner of the firm’s parent company
    • Current Responsibilities
      • Member of the Investment Oversight Committee, which monitors the processes and activities of the firm’s investment committees
      • Member of the Brandes Institute Advisory Board
    • Relevant experience began in 1983
    • Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 1986
  • Education and Skills
    • BA from the University of California, San Diego

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Gary Iwamura, CPA
Director, Finance

  • Experience
    • Limited partner of the firm’s parent company
    • Current Responsibilities
      • Responsible for managing the firm’s financial affairs and overseeing the Human Resources Department
      • Member of the Senior Management Team, which is responsible for the firm's day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction
      • Treasurer of Brandes Investment Trust
    • Prior Career Highlights
      • Chief Administrative Officer with National Mutual Funds Management (formerly known as CMB Investment Advisers)
      • Chief Operating Officer with Axe Houghton, an investment management subsidiary of USF&G Insurance
      • Chief Operating Officer with the Institutional Investment Division of Security Pacific National Bank
      • Chief Financial Officer with Pacific Century Advisers, a subsidiary of Security Pacific National Bank
    • Relevant experience began in 1979
    • Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 1997
  • Education and Skills
    • BS in business administration from San Diego State University
    • CPA in the State of California

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Brent V. Woods, CFA
Chief Executive Officer

  • Experience
    • Current Responsibilities
      • Chief Executive Officer, leading the firm’s Senior Management Team, which is responsible for day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction
      • Member of the International Large-Cap Investment Committee
    • Prior Career Highlights
      • Managing Director, Investments Group with Brandes Investment Partners, responsible for the firm’s securities research efforts and oversight of the product investment committees
    • Experience began in 1995
    • Joined Brandes Investment Partners in 1995
    • Limited partner of the firm’s parent company
  • Education and Skills
    • JD (cum laude) from Harvard Law School
    • Master’s in international studies from St. John’s College at Cambridge University, England
    • AB (Phi Beta Kappa) from Princeton University
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Brandes Investment Partners (Europe) Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, its offices are located at 36 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland and its registration number in Ireland is 510203.