Ellis, Charles: - Charles D. Ellis is the author of 19 books on business and investments. His classic Winning the Loser's Game, now in its eighth edition, was lauded by Peter Drucker as "by far the best book on investment policy and management." Founder of Greenwich Associates, an international strategic consulting firm focused on financial institutions, Ellis chaired Yale University's investment committee and the CFA Institute, served on the investment committees of, or as an adviser to, several of the world's largest endowments and sovereign wealth funds. Recognized by the CFA Institute as one of 12 leading contributors to the investment profession, he has taught advanced investing courses at Yale and Harvard and the CFA Institute program at Princeton.