Yale Alumni Want 'College' Named After Chief Investment Officer

Wall Street Journal:

I've written before about Yale's vow not to sell naming rights to its two new colleges to the highest bidder. Their tradition is to name colleges after past presidents, locations and local historical figures. No college has ever been named for a living donor.

But now some alumni have kicked off a campaign urging Yale to name a college after David Swensen. Mr. Swensen, for those who haven't read the countless hagiographies, is Yale's chief investment officer. During his 23 years on the job, Yale's endowment has increased to $22.5 billion from $1.2 billion.

According to an article in the Yale Daily News by Thomas Kaplan, some mystery alumni have launched a campaign urging Yale to name a college after Mr. Swensen, whom they say has given up untold riches in the private sector to help Yale.

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