About Ed Hajim

Ed Hajim, the son of a Syrian immigrant, is a seasoned Wall Street executive with more than 50 years of investment experience. He has held senior management positions with the Capital Group, E.F. Hutton, and Lehman Brothers before becoming chairman and CEO of Furman Selz. Hajim has been the co-chairman of ING Barings, Americas Region; chairman and CEO of ING Aeltus Group and ING Furman Selz Asset Management; and chairman and CEO of MLH Capital. He is now chairman of High Vista, a Boston-based money management company.

In 2008, after 20 years as a trustee of the University of Rochester, Hajim began an eight-year tenure as chairman of the university’s board. Upon assuming that office he gave the school $30 million—the largest single donation in its history—to support scholarships and endow the Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Through the Hajim Family Foundation, he has made generous donations to organizations that promote education, health care, arts, culture, and conservation.

With president Joel Seligman and provost Rob Clark at
University of Rochester graduation (May 2014)

A 2015 Horatio Alger Award Winner

In 2015, he received the Horatio Alger Award, given to Americans who exemplify the values of initiative, leadership, and commitment to excellence and who have succeeded despite personal adversities.

Ed Hajim celebrating at the Horatio Alger award ceremony

(2015) with his family

Above: 2015 Horatio Alger Award Winner Edmund Hajim speaks of the troubles of his youth during the Depression, including time spent in foster care while his father was at sea during World War II, and how he discovered his passion for financial management while at Harvard Business School.