Alex Roepers is the CIO of Atlantic Investment Management, a global public equity investment company which concentrates its capital and research on mid-cap value stocks in the US, Europe and Japan, typically investing in 8-10 companies in each region. Founded in 1988, Atlantic deploys a private equity approach to public equity investing, including hands on-due diligence, strong cashflow focus, dynamic position sizing and constructive shareholder activism to help unlock value. The firm’s US-focused flagship has substantially outperformed the equity market indexes since inception in 1992. Mr. Roepers is regular speaker at investment conferences and through press coverage and has become known as a veteran value investor and a “gentleman activist.” An active philanthropist, through his Alexander J. Roepers Foundation (established in 2002), he has contributed to a broad range of leading charitable organizations, focusing on poverty-fighting, education, healthcare and arts & culture. He has been actively involved and served on several Boards including Harvard Business School and the Dutch Maritime Museum. He holds has a Bachelor of Business Administration from The Netherlands School of Business (1980) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1984).