General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 2, 2012

A Focus on Long-Term Fundamentals – Robert E. Torray – Torray LLC

Robert E. Torray founded Torray LLC in 1972. He manages the assets of The Torray Fund, The Torray Institutional Fund and Torray LLC's separate institutional account business. Mr. Torray has utilized a long-term, value-oriented investment strategy. Before 1972, he was a Vice President and Manager of the Pension Fund Management Division of Eastman, Dillon, Union Securities & Co. He is a former Director of Sub Sea International Corporation, The Liberty Bank of Oklahoma, Charter Federal Savings Bank, The U.S. Satellite Broadcasting Company, CarrAmerica Realty Corporation and LaBranche & Co Inc. Mr. Torray entered the investment management industry after graduating from Duke University in 1959. Profile
TWST: Please tell us what motivated you to establish Torray LLC.

Mr. Torray: It's kind of hard to say, but I guess I'm just wired up to do things my own way. In the late 1960s, I was running the