The Ballentine Investment Center
The Ballentine Investment Center was established in 1992 by an endowment from Whitman alumnus Steve Ballentine '83, president and chief executive officer of Ballentine Capital Management, Inc., an investment management firm he founded in 1989. The Ballentine Investment Center offers sophisticated tools used by investment professionals to support learning, research and professional development. With a mission to offer an unparalleled investment education, the Ballentine Investment Center provides access to state-of-the-art capabilities and programs to help prepare you for a career in finance.
Orange Value Fund, LLC
The Orange Value Fund program runs a $9 million hedge fund. The two-year program, combines rigorous academic training, security and business analysis, portfolio management and career components that enable students in the program to acquire the necessary skills to seamlessly work in either investment banking, equity research or asset management. Students in the program manage private investors' money. To support the Orange Value Fund program, alumni, parents and friends can make a donation here.
Bloomberg Product Certification
Students achieve Bloomberg ® certification through Equity and Fixed Income training modules.
Rather than having to receive “on-the-job” training, the Ballentine Investment Center has brought Equity and Fixed Income training modules to the Whitman School, allowing students to achieve Bloomberg ® certification.
The Ballentine Investment Center offers this revolutionary interactive application to Whitman students in both professional and educational formats. The application is extensively used by students across all majors to perform research on companies, markets, countries and economies.