Joseph J. Allessie

General Counsel

Vice President, Oakmark Funds
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987
J.D., Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, 1990
Certified Compliance and Regulatory Professional, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania/FINRA, 2016
Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel at OppenheimerFunds, 2018-19; Managing Director, Head of Americas Compliance and Operational Risk Control at UBS Global Asset Management, 2014-17; Executive Director, Deputy General Counsel at UBS Global Asset Management, 2005-14; Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Kenmar Advisory Corp., 2004-05; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer (Americas), GAM USA, 1999–2004; State of New Jersey, Bureau of Securities 1993-99; The McDonald Group Law Firm, 1991–93
32 years business experience
Joined Harris Associates in 2019

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.

Understand Our Story