Dave Iben

DAVE IBEN

Dave is the Co-Chief Investment Officer, Lead Portfolio Manager, and Managing Member of Kopernik Global Investors, which he founded in July 2013. From July 2012 through March 2013, Dave managed the $2.7 billion Global Value Long/Short Equity portfolio at Vinik Asset Management. Prior to this, Dave was co-founder, CIO, Co-President, and Lead Portfolio Manager of Tradewinds Global Investors, a $38 billion (at February 2012) firm. Dave directed Tradewinds’ investment activities, including portfolio management, research, and trading, and has been recognized by nationally known publications such as Bloomberg, Lipper, etc. Notably, Dave was awarded the 2023 Fund Manager Lifetime Achievement Award from the London Value Investor Conference.

Dave was previously CEO, Lead Portfolio Manager, and Founding Member of Palladian Capital Management, and Senior Portfolio Manager at Cramblit & Carney. He began his career with Farmers Group in 1982, where, at the time of his departure in 1996, he was acting as the CIO responsible for $16 billion of investable assets. Dave earned a BA from the University of California, Davis, his MBA. from the University of Southern California, and holds the CFA designation.

Since 2024, Dave chairs the Board of Advisors for the USC Marshall School Center for Investment Studies. As Board Chair, Dave advises the Center Director by providing strategic insights and direction to help guide the Center’s mission of advancing investment knowledge and experiential learning through academic research, student education, and industry engagement.