Awards & Recognition
★Ellis Island Medal of Honor for Business Leaders (1996)
★Columbus Citizens Foundation Award for Business and Education (1994)
★Morningstar Portfolio Manager of the Year (1997)
★Institutional Investor Money Manager of the Year (2011)
★Member of Barron's All Star Century Team
★Columbia University Business School's Distinguished Leadership in Business Award (2015)
★Foreign Policy Association Medal (2013)
Notable Facts
→Billionaire value investor worth over $750 million in compensation
→Founded GAMCO Investors in 1977, now publicly traded (NYSE: GBL)
→Donated $25 million to Fordham University - largest gift in school history
→Fordham's business school renamed Gabelli School of Business
→Manages one of the largest investment institutions in the world
→Regular CNBC and Bloomberg TV guest
→60+ years of industry experience
→Summa cum laude Fordham graduate, Columbia MBA