David E. Linton is an author and economist. Mr. Linton is a Faculty Lecturer at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business, where he teaches Investment Management, and he is a former professor at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. His first book, Foundations of Investment Management, has become a mainstay among aspiring professionals who want to bridge the gap between an academic understanding and the practical application of investment management strategies. 

Mr. Linton’s second book, Crushed, was researched and written after his tenure as a professor at USC.  While wandering the beautiful campuses of USC, University of Chicago, UT Austin, and several others, Mr. Linton couldn’t help but wonder: why are college campuses so nice?  Why is college so expensive?  How am I possibly going to afford to send my three kids to college?  Is a college degree even worth it?  And how can I balance what’s in the best interest of my kids without mortgaging their (and my) future?

If you want to know the answers to these questions – don’t do what Mr. Linton did, which is spend the next two years and ~2,000 hours researching the topic.  Just read the book.  It’s a better return on time…

When he’s not teaching or researching, Mr. Linton works at a multinational technology firm managing both corporate and customer cash.  He is a seasoned economist and asset manager having previously worked as the Director of Portfolio Construction and Manager Research at Pacific Life and a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO.  Mr. Linton is a CFA® charterholder, has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, graduating magna cum laude, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, graduating with honors.  He enjoys reading with his oldest child, playing chess with his middle child, and wrestling with his youngest child.  He thinks they enjoy those activities, too.