Michael Maduell Explained

Michael Maduell
Birth Place:San Leandro, CA
Known For:Entrepreneurship, sovereign wealth funds, media, pensions
Education:California State University, Sacramento (BA)
Saint Mary's College of California (MS)

Michael Maduell is president of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI).

Early life

Michael Maduell was born in San Leandro, CA. His father, Robert (Bob) Maduell, was a procurement engineer at Hewlett Packard and his mother, Phuong (Linda) My Lam, is a Vietnamese war refugee who supported the U.S. as a language translator. Maduell went to high school at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, CO. Maduell is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento and has a Masters of Science in Finance from Saint Mary's College of California. He is the grandson of Charles Edward Maduell, who founded Anamet Laboratories, Inc in Berkeley, California.[1] He is a descendant of Carlos Maduell of Tortosa, Spain who immigrated to New Orleans in the 1800s working for the Avendano Brothers.[2]

Michael interned at a low-income redevelopment agency located in Sacramento during college.

Career

He has worked at the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Reuters. He founded the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, also known as SWFI. Maduell is a leading researcher, commentator, and advisor in the sovereign wealth fund, pension, and long-term institutional investor space.[3] [4] [5]

Economic and financial commentary

Michael Maduell commented on Temasek Holdings advancement of acquiring energy companies. He stated in CFO Insight, "This is a long-term investment in a major energy company that is currently discounted due to the YPF nationalisation [Repsol's subsidiary in Argentina, eds.]."[6]

During the Libyan revolution, CNN Money interviewed Michael Maduell on Gaddafi's influence on sub-Saharan Africa and Libya's sovereign wealth fund. Maduell argued Gaddafi remained in power for so long because "Gadhafi is providing support where there is none."[7]

In 2013, policymakers and thinktanks were discussing ways to improve the U.S. economy, leading to the idea of creating a federal sovereign wealth fund. Maduell told CNBC in an article that creating a Norwegian-like wealth fund would trigger "a heated debate between the federal government vs. state governments over resources," Maduell added. "The politics would be paralyzing, which is why it hasn't been done yet."[8]

In 2016, Michael Maduell was quoted in the LA Times[9] saying, "Sovereign wealth funds are going to play a much bigger role now in tech", and, "They have the capital and are looking for the best returns."

He was a frequent contributor to CNBC.[10]

Maduell is sought out on his expertise on sovereign wealth funds, including institutional investors in the Middle East and their influence on foreign policy.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Industrial Research Laboratories of the United States. 1960. 1 April 2017.
  2. Web site: The Executive Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Fiftieth Congress 1887-'88. 1889. 22 December 2017.
  3. News: Mufson. Steven. China's investment fund sticks with cautious strategy. https://archive.today/20131231234949/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020903851_2.html/. dead. 31 December 2013. The Washington Post. 10 February 2010. 10 February 2010.
  4. Web site: Wille. Klaus. Korea State Fund to Spend Up to $10 Billion on Alternatives (1). https://web.archive.org/web/20130825081333/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-08/korea-state-fund-to-spend-up-to-10-billion-on-alternatives. dead. 25 August 2013. BusinessWeek. 9 August 2013.
  5. Web site: Kim. Susanna. Why Norwegians Are Millionaires and Americans Are Paupers . ABC News. 11 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Haeberle. Armin. Evonik, Repsol: Temasek Expands in Europe. CFO Insight. 12 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222160957/http://www.cfo-insight.com/corporate-strategy/investor-relations/evonik-repsol-temasek-expands-in-europe/. 22 February 2014.
  7. News: Sweet. Ken. Libya: Spending oil money across the globe . CNN Money. 12 February 2014. 2 March 2011.
  8. Web site: David. Javier. For US Oil Boom, Some See Lessons in Norwegian Model . CNBC. 12 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Pierson. David. Will more start-ups follow Uber in taking cash from sovereign wealth funds? . LA Times. 1 April 2017.
  10. News: Sovereign wealth funds have been on fire: Expert . CNBC Asia. 22 December 2017.
  11. News: Gulf states use new oil riches to gain regional influence . CNN. 31 October 2022.