
Thomas Gayner
Markel Corp.
Thomas "Tom" Gayner is President and Chief Investment Officer of Markel Corporation. Mr. Gayner is a member of Markel’s three-member Office of the President. He oversees the investing activities for the company, as well as the Markel Ventures diverse industrial and service businesses.
Mr. Gayner joined Markel in 1990 to form Markel Gayner Asset Management which provided equity investment counsel for Markel Corporation as well as outside clients.
Prior to joining Markel, Mr. Gayner served as vice president of Davenport & Co of Virginia and as a Certified Public Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Mr. Gayner serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Davis Series Mutual Funds and on the boards of the Colfax Corporation, Graham Holdings, and Cable One. He is a trustee of The Community Foundation of Richmond, Bon Secours Health System, and a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System.
He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and The Lawrenceville School.
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- Spring 2010 - March 23
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October 19, 2021 - New York
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Floored!: How a Misguided Fed Experiment Deepened and Prolonged the Great Recession
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Trump, the Blue-Collar President
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Finance and Philosophy: Why We’re Always Surprised
By Alex J. Pollock
John Law: A Scottish Adventurer of the Eighteenth Century
By James Buchan
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