The Oakmark Funds are advised by Harris Associates L.P. an autonomous subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, L.P.

Learn more about the principles and philosophy behind our funds at HarrisAssoc.com.

Harris Associates

111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312-646-3600

Christopher W. Keller - Partner and Chief Operating Officer - portrait

Christopher W. Keller

Partner and President

  • President of Harris Associates
  • Vice President, Oakmark Funds
  • B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1987
  • M.B.A., Cornell University, 1989
  • Chief Operating Officer at Harris Associates, 2015-20; Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, 1998-2015; Manager at Accenture, 1989-98
  • 34 years business experience
  • Joined Harris Associates in 2015

News + Insights

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News

Harris Associates’ and Oakmark Funds’ Leadership Transition

December 1, 2020

Kristi Rowsell, president of Harris Associates and the Oakmark Funds, will retire from the firm in the first half of 2021. Chris Keller will...

We do value investing differently

At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.