Robert Gillam
{{Short description|American investor (1946–2018)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|7|7}}
| birth_place = Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|9|12|1946|7|7}}
| death_place = Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
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| alma mater = Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
UCLA Anderson School of Management
| occupation = Investor
| party = Republican{{Cite web|url=https://mustreadalaska.com/which-republican-is-vying-for-alaska-governors-office/|title=Which Republican is vying for Alaska Governor's Office|date=December 5, 2016}}
| spouse = Mary Lou Couch
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Robert Byron Gillam (July 7, 1946 – September 12, 2018) was an American investor. He was the founder and chairman of McKinley Capital Management, an asset management firm, until his death in 2018.
Early life
Robert Gillam graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.{{cite web|title=Robert Gillam|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-gillam/|website=Forbes|accessdate=January 11, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Company Overview of McKinley Capital Management, LLC: Robert Byron Gillam|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=6234630&privcapId=4562535|website=Bloomberg Business|accessdate=January 11, 2016}} He received a master of business administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1969.
Career
Gillam worked for Foster & Marshall, a financial firm, until it was acquired by American Express in 1982. He worked for Boettcher and Company from 1982 to 1985.
Gillam was the founder of McKinley Capital Management, an asset management firm. He served as its chairman.{{cite web|title=Speaker's Biography: Robert Gillam|url=http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/conferences/global-conference/2012/speaker-detail/8075|website=Milken Institute|accessdate=January 11, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013615/http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/conferences/global-conference/2012/speaker-detail/8075|url-status=dead}} As of 2015, it had US$7 billion of assets under management.
Political activity
Gillam was a Republican. After the 2016 presidential election, he was regarded as a contender to be secretary of the interior under Donald Trump, though Ryan Zinke was ultimately chosen for the position.{{cite news|first=Alex|last=DeMarbon|url=https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2018/09/12/bob-gillam-wealth-fund-founder-pebble-critic-and-one-of-alaskas-richest-men-dies-at-age-72/|title=Bob Gillam, wealth fund founder, Pebble critic, and one of Alaska's richest men, dies at age 72|newspaper=Anchorage Daily News|date=September 12, 2018|accessdate=September 12, 2018}} He was also considered a potential candidate for governor of Alaska in 2018, but he did not run.{{cite news|url = https://mustreadalaska.com/which-republican-is-vying-for-alaska-governors-office/|title = Which Republican is vying for Alaska Governor's Office|work = Must Read Alaska|date = December 5, 2016|accessdate = May 29, 2021|last = Downing|first = Suzanne}}{{cite news|url = https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Wealthy-opponent-of-Pebble-is-hospitalized-with-stroke-493093601.html|title = Bob Gillam, opponent of Pebble Mine, passes away at 72|work = Alaska News Source|date = September 12, 2018|accessdate = May 29, 2021|last = Mauer|first = Richard}}
Personal life
Gillam resided in Anchorage, Alaska, near Campbell Lake. He spent $30 million opposing the proposed Pebble Mine, which would have been close to his Lake Clark fishing lodge. He was married to the former Mary Lou Couch, and had five children.{{cite web|url = https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?pid=190255031|title = Robert Byron Gillam|website = Legacy.com|accessdate = May 29, 2021}}
Gillam died at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage on September 12, 2018, aged 72, from complications of a stroke he had the day prior.
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Category:20th-century American businesspeople
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Category:American financial company founders
Category:Businesspeople from Anchorage, Alaska
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Category:Wharton School alumni
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