# Jean van de Walle ![Jean van de Walle profile photo](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/media/jvandewa.jpg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=17TwT0fb) Joined Stern 2018 [View/Download C.V.](https://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/static/cv/cv_jvandewa_20180126.pdf) Leonard N. Stern School of Business Kaufman Management Center 44 West Fourth Street, 9-150 New York, NY 10012 [Personal Blog](https://www.theemergingmarketsinvestor.com/) ## About Jean van de Walle Jean van de Walle is CIO of Sycamore Capital. He has three decades of investment experience in emerging markets, in private equity and as a portfolio manager of Latin American and global emerging market equities, most recently with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and previously with AllianceBernstein in New York and Citibank in Brazil. He also worked at Bunge Corp in Brazil and as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. Van de Walle holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. ## Departments - Finance ## Areas of Expertise - Economics - Emerging Markets - Region/Country - Latin America ## Courses Taught - Emerging Financial Markets ## Academic Background - **M.B.A., Finance, 1986** - University of Pennsylvania - **M.A., International Relations, 1986** - University of Pennsylvania - **B.A., Political Science, Spanish, 1980** - University of Pennsylvania ## Related News & Research - [Adjunct Professor Jean Van de Walle interview: “Lula Is Not Good For the Economy and Removes Investments For Brazil, Says Foreign Manager.” (Translation Required)](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/success-comes-down-to-just-3-thingscompanies-will-be-in-a-cage-match-over-you-ceo.html)