William A. von Mueffling ’95

William A. von Mueffling ’95

President and Chief Investment Officer
Cantillon Capital Management
New York

William von Mueffling is president and chief investment officer of Cantillon Capital Management, an investment firm with more than $5 billion under management.

Mr. von Mueffling was previously a managing director at Lazard Asset Management, where he was responsible for hedge funds. Prior to joining Lazard, he was with Deutsche Bank in Germany and France. He earned a BA from Columbia College and an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1995.

Mr. von Mueffling is chairman of the advisory board of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing at Columbia Business School. He is a board member of the International Center of Photography, a world-leading museum and school of photography; the American Academy of Berlin, a private, nonprofit center for advanced study; and Charity Navigator, the leading charity evaluator in the United States. He also serves on the board of directors of New York City Global Partners, which promotes New York’s interaction with cities around the world, and on the President’s Working Group subcommittee for asset managers.

Listing Column: 1

  1. Arthur J. Samberg ’67

    Manager, Hawkes Financial Services LLC , New York Cochair, Board of Overseers
  2. Paolo Scaroni ’73

    CEO, Eni, Italy
  3. Keith S. Sherin '91

    Vice Chairman and CFO, General Electric Company, Connecticut
  4. Dong Bin Shin ’81

    Chairman, Lotte Group, South Korea
  5. David M. Silfen ’68

    Senior Director, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York
  6. David E. Simon ’85

    Chairman and CEO, Simon Property Group, Inc., Indiana
  7. Jerry I. Speyer ’64

    Chairman and Co-CEO, Tishman Speyer, New York

Listing Column: 2

  1. Sabin C. Streeter ’67

    Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York
  2. Washington Z. SyCip MS ’43

    Founder, The SGV Group, Philippines
  3. Frank K. Tang ’94

    CEO and Managing Partner, FountainVest Partners, Hong Kong
  4. Charles W. Tate ’72

    Chairman and Founder, Capital Royalty, L.P., Texas
  5. Nobuo Tateisi ’62

    Executive Advisor, OMRON Corporation, Japan
  6. Sidney Taurel ’71

    Chairman Emeritus, Eli Lilly and Company, Indiana
  7. Diana Taylor ’80

    Managing Director,Wolfensohn Fund, Management L.P., New York

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  1. John T. Thompson ’81

    Chairman and CEO, Thompson Distribution Company, Indiana
  2. Oakleigh Thorne ’86

    Chief Executive Officer, Thorndale Farm LLC, New York
  3. Massimo Tosato ’80

    Executive Vice Chairman, Schroders plc, England
  4. Tracey T. Travis ’86

    EVP and Chief Financial Officer, The Estée Lauder Co., Inc., New York
  5. Joseph M. Tucci ’84

    Chairman, President, and CEO, EMC Corporation, Massachusetts
  6. Arthur V. Ty ’91

    Chairman, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, Philippines
  7. Alberto J. Verme ’84

    Chairman, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Citicorp, Dubai and London
  8. William A. von Mueffling ’95

    President and Chief Investment Officer, Cantillon Capital Management, New York

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  1. Donald C. Waite III ’66

    Director, Executives in Residence Program, Columbia Business School, New York
  2. Lulu C. Wang ’83

    Founder and CEO, Tupelo Capital Management L.L.C., New York
  3. A. Lorne Weil ’71

    Chairman, Scientific Games Corporation, New York
  4. Peter Kwong-Ching Woo ’72

    Chairman, Wheelock and Company Ltd and the Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, China
  5. Alfonso T. Yuchengco ’50

    Former Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Office of the President
    Chairman, Yuchengco Group of Companies, Philippines
  6. David W. Zalaznick ’78

    Founding and Managing Principal, The Jordan Company LP, Chairman, Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers, Inc., New York
  7. Martin Zimmerman ’61

    President and CEO, LFC Capital, Inc., Illinois