Rodney Sullivan
Executive Director for the Mayo Center of Asset Management
Education: B.S. in Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S. in Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University
As executive director of the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, Rodney Sullivan has primary leadership and managerial responsibility for the administration and oversight of all of the center’s activities. Sullivan joins the Darden School from AQR Capital Management, the Greenwich, Connecticut, based investment management firm where he served as vice president and head of investment content. An investment industry leader with an extensive track record of developing and communicating innovative research and ideas, Sullivan helped establish and led the firm’s editorial board and was a founding member of the AQR Asset Management Institute at London Business School. Prior to joining AQR, Sullivan worked as head of publications and editor of the Financial Analysts Journal at CFA Institute for more than 10 years, including oversight responsibilities for a suite of publication services aimed at the investment community. A Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Sullivan holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics from Virginia Commonwealth University. Rodney also currently serves as an editor for the Journal of Alternative Investments published by CAIA Association. He lives in Charlottesville with his family.
Sullivan’s positions and memberships include:
- Board of Directors (former), Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance
- Practitioner Director (former), Financial Management Association International
- Founding member, Board of Advisors at Veritat Advisors (now NestWise)
- Member of CFA Institute and CFA Virginia
- Member of CAIA Association, Washington DC
- Member of Chicago Quantitative Alliance
- Past president of the Richmond Association for Business Economics