October 7, 2014 meeting
The Estate Planning Council of Richmond
Our Speaker Will Be
Thomas S. Gayner
President and Chief Investment Officer of Markel Corporation
His Topic Is
Investments**
**Or Whatever Topic Is Hot This Week
Thomas “Tom” Gayner is President and Chief Investment Officer of Markel Corporation. Mr. Gayner is a member of Markel’s three-member Office of the President. He oversees the investing activities for the company, as well as the Markel Ventures diverse industrial and service businesses.
Mr. Gayner joined Markel in 1990 to form Markel Gayner Asset Management which provided equity investment counsel for Markel Corporation as well as outside clients.
Prior joining to Markel, Mr. Gayner served as vice president of Davenport & Co of Virginia and as a Certified Public Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Mr. Gayner serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Davis Series Mutual Funds and on the boards of the Colfax Corporation and Graham Holdings. He is a trustee of The Community Foundation of Richmond and a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System.
He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and The Lawrenceville School.