Ted Kim

Ted Kim, CFA, serves as Director of Research and Senior Analyst at Brandes Investment Partners in San Diego, California. In his current role, he leads the firm’s research initiatives, acting as a key decision-maker within the Global Large-Cap Investment Committee and as a limited partner of the firm’s parent company.

Mr. Kim specializes in the industrials sector, with particular expertise in the automotive and capital goods industries. He also leads the Industrials Research Team, applying deep sector knowledge to drive fundamental research and investment decisions for Brandes’ global equity strategies.

Before joining Brandes Investment Partners in 2000, Mr. Kim worked as a product and manufacturing engineer at a major U.S. automobile company. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, as well as an MS in system design and management and a BS in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).