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William F. Sharpe
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Sharpe</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> William Forsythe Sharpe<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/685/000106367/" class=proflink>16-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/933/000105618/" class=proflink>1934</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/430/000069223/" class=proflink>Boston, MA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/181/000068974/" class=proflink>Economist</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Capital asset pricing model<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army<p>William F. Sharpe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1990, sharing the honor with <a href="/people/172/000159692/">Harry M. Markowitz</a> and <a href="/people/174/000159694/">Merton H. Miller</a>. Sharpe developed the capital asset pricing model, a system to explain the relationship between securities prices, risks, and returns. He founded an investment consulting firm, William F. Sharpe Associates, in 1986, with seed funding from the <a href="/company/383/000058209/">Frank Russell Company</a>. After that company folded, he established Financial Engines Inc., a portfolio advising company, in 1996.<p><b>Wife:</b> Kathryn<br><b>Daughter:</b> Deborah<br><b>Son:</b> Jonathan<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/470/000068266/">University of California at Berkeley (attended 1951-52)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/471/000068267/">BA Economics, University of California at Los Angeles (1955)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/471/000068267/">MA Economics, University of California at Los Angeles (1956)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/471/000068267/">PhD Economics, University of California at Los Angeles (1961)</a><br> Teacher: <a href="/edu/903/000104591/">Finance, University of Washington (1961-67)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/903/000104591/">Finance, University of Washington (1967-68)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/797/000068593/">Social Sciences, University of California at Irvine (1968-70)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/468/000068264/">Finance, Stanford University (1970-89)</a><br><p> <a href="/honors/183/000067979/">Nobel Prize for Economics</a> 1990 (with <a href="/people/172/000159692/">Harry M. Markowitz</a> and <a href="/people/174/000159694/">Merton H. Miller</a>)<br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/393/000051240/">RAND Corporation</a> Economist (1956-61, 1963-69)<br> <a href="/org/446/000094164/">National Bureau of Economic Research</a> 1976-77<br> <a href="/org/351/000117000/">American Finance Association</a> <br> <a href="/org/958/000121595/">Economists for Peace and Security</a> <br> <a href="/company/466/000159986/">Financial Engines</a> Founder (1996)<br> <a href="/company/254/000044122/">Boeing</a> Consultant (1961-63)<br> <a href="/company/700/000042574/">IBM</a> Consultant (1963)<br> <a href="/company/013/000051857/">Merrill Lynch</a> Consultant (1963-68, 1970-77)<br> <a href="/company/800/000119443/">McKinsey & Company</a> Consultant (1967)<br> <a href="/company/016/000125638/">Arthur D. Little</a> Consultant (1967-68)<br> <a href="/company/411/000126033/">Western Airlines</a> Consultant (1967-69)<br> <a href="/company/249/000058075/">Allstate</a> Consultant (1973)<br> <a href="/company/750/000054588/">Wells Fargo Bank</a> Consultant (1976-79, 1981-86)<br> <a href="/company/383/000058209/">Frank Russell Company</a> Consultant (1984-86)<br> <a href="/company/509/000098215/">UBS</a> Consultant (1987-2001)<br> <a href="/company/144/000053982/">AT&T</a> Pension Consultant (1993-)<br> <a href="/company/272/000058098/">United Technologies</a> Pension Consultant (1993-)<br> <a href="/company/698/000042572/">Hewlett-Packard</a> Pension Consultant (1993-)<br> <a href="/company/240/000058066/">Altria</a> Pension Consultant (1995-)<br> <a href="/org/781/000167280/">Gore 2000</a> <br> <a href="/org/805/000167304/">John Kerry for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/551/000169044/">Kerry Victory 2004</a> <br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/~wfsharpe/" target=_blank>http://www.stanford.edu/~wfsharpe/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Fundamentals of Investments</i> (<tt>1989</tt>, with Gordon J. 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