Background
Curtis, Gregory Dyer was born on January 14, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Vernon L. and Virginia (Dyer) Curtis.
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Building great wealth is enormously difficult. But maintaining that wealth across the generations is an even greater challenge. In Creative Capital: Managing Private Wealth in a Complex World, Gregory Curtis outlines the investment secrets of the world's wealthiest families. These "best investment practices" for taxable investors represent the only certain way to preserve and grow private capital in the face of taxes, inflation, investment costs, and the conflicts of interest that are endemic in the financial advisory business.Managing capital successfully is naturally important to wealthy families themselves. But Curtis argues that the role of wealth goes far beyond private advantage. Wealthy families, says Curtis, lie at the very heart of American distinctiveness, of the vigor, resilience and creativity that have made America the most successful nation in history.Creative Capital begins with a discussion of the crucial role private wealth plays in America's remarkable economic and cultural success. In Part Two of Creative Capital, Curtis discusses several broad issues that wealthy families face, including understanding investment risk, conflicts of interest among financial advisors, and the challenge of making sound investment decisions. Part Three is a step-by-step guide to the successful management of liquid wealth, focusing on best investment practices from portfolio design to manager selection to monitoring investment performance.Wealthy families have already made an important contribution to America's remarkable economic success-their wealth is society's recognition of that contribution. But families can, and must, continue to contribute to America's strength for many generations to come through the creative management and deployment of their capital. Creative Capital is an owner's manual for those families.
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Curtis, Gregory Dyer was born on January 14, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Vernon L. and Virginia (Dyer) Curtis.
AB cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1969. Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1974. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1996.
AB (honorary), St. John's College, 2002.
Associate Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, 1974-1979. Counsel Roldiva, Inc., 1979-1981, vice president, board directors, 1981-1983. Finance advisory Christian Science May Family Interests, 1983-1993.
President, board governors Laurel Assets Group, 1983-1993. President Christian Science May Associates, 1983-1993. Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer Greycourt & Company, 1993—2000.
Chairman, since 2000. Also board directors Greycourt & Company, Pittsburgh. President Laurel Foundation, 1983—1993.
Board directors Adience, Inc., Pittsburgh, Enrecon, Inc., Golden, Colorado, Foundation Advisers Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia, L.C. Holdings Inc., Boulder,, Key West Holdings, Ltd., Pittsburgh, Phoenix Technologies, Inc., Denver, Tenir, Inc., Pittsburgh, Winding River Properties, Inc., St. George, Utah, Investment Advisory Council, Waycrosse, incorporated, since 2007, adjunct professor, Alliance University, since 2009, board directors, United Educators Insurance Company, since 2009. Sergeant United States Army, 1970-1972.
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Legal committee American Civil Liberties Union, Pittsburgh, 1974—1978. Founding chair Contemporary Arts Stabilization Trust, since 1991, president, 1994—1999. Chairman Investment Fund for Foundations, 1999—2001.
Investment committee Carnegie Mellon University, since 2005. Board director United Educators Insurance Company, since 2009. Founder, board director Grantmakers Western Pennsylvania, 1986—1991, Emerging International City, 1991—1993.
Board director Neighborhood Legal Services Association, 1976—1979, Ellis School, 1987—1994, Investment Fund for Foundations, Charlottsville, Virginia, 1991—1994, chair, since 1999. Board director Foundation Advisers, Inc, since 1994, chair, since 1999. President Grantmakers Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 1989—1991.
Board director Center for the Study of Community, Santa Fe, since 1995, St. John's College, Annapolis, Santa Fe, since 1992, vice chairman, 1995—1998, chairman, 1998—2003. Board director Artists and Cities, Pittsburgh, 1996—1999, president, chairman, 1997—1999. Board director Pittsburgh Foundation, since 2003, chairman, since 2008.
Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association, Duquesne Club (Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh Golf Club, Rolling Rock Club (Ligonier), Harvard Yale Princeton Club (Pittsburgh).
Married Lynne Everett, June 29, 1968 (divorced 1988). Children: Sarah East., Alice Doctorate., Peter Anno Domini, David C.H., Andre Y. Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Dartmouth College.