Welcome to our website for the Eighth Annual Principal Investment Conference (PIC) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

As Stanford’s largest investment-focused forum, PIC pursues a dual mission:

(1) Discuss topical issues and celebrate cutting-edge ideas in private equity, public equity, real estate and venture capital investing.

(2) Offer a rich and unique networking opportunity for Stanford alumni, faculty and students, as well as for outside investment professionals.

This year, we are grateful to over 45 distinguished speakers and panelists from some of the world’s most prominent investment firms. Notably, we are excited to welcome keynote speakers Bill Ackman, Managing Partner of Pershing Square, Tom Barrack, Founder of Colony Capital, Dipanjan Deb, Co-Founder of Francisco Partners, and Tim Sullivan, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Madison Dearborn Partners. With a gala dinner, 2 networking receptions, 4 keynote speeches, 8 panels, and over 35 roundtables, PIC 2008 promises to be a full, dynamic and rewarding experience for all. We offer special thanks to our corporate sponsors Eli Lilly, J.P. Morgan and McKinsey, to the GSB faculty and staff, and to our student planning team for their passion, dedication and excellence. Given the limited number of available seats, we encourage early registration, and much look forward to seeing you at the Stanford GSB at 1pm PST on Wednesday, February 13.

Sincerely,

Frederick Antwi, MBA 2008
Scott Kauffman, MBA 2008
Chris Pierce, MBA 2008

Principal Investment Conference Co-Chairs