Willem Schilpzand

Willem Schilpzand is a Portfolio Manager at ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri, where he specializes in asset management and investment strategy for institutional and high-net-worth clients. His responsibilities include portfolio construction, security selection, and risk management, primarily focusing on public equity and multi-strategy allocations as evidenced by his role in co-managing the ACR Multi-Strategy Quality Return (MQR) Fund.

Schilpzand has significant experience analyzing and investing in global equities, with a coverage history that includes major sectors such as financials, consumer discretionary, technology, and industrials. He has overseen portfolio allocations in companies like Citigroup, Dollar General, Microsoft, and Arrow Electronics, indicating a focus on large-cap equities and multi-sector global investment strategies.

Prior to joining ACR in 2010, Schilpzand held research roles at East Coast Asset Management and MFS Investment Management in the UK, gaining hands-on experience in both U.S. and international equity markets. He holds an MBA in Applied Value Investing from Columbia Business School, a BBA in International Business from the University of Georgia, and pursued additional academic study in German at the University of Regensburg, establishing his expertise in global markets, value investing, and cross-border portfolio management.