Victor Hymes

Victor Hymes, of San Francisco, California, is the Founder, CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Legato Capital Management, LLC. An entrepreneur, thought leader, and independent Board member, he brings deep investment, finance, corporate strategy and governance experience, having served on for-profit and nonprofit Boards for more than three decades. Presently, Victor is an Independent Director of Principal Funds, Inc., where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. At the Brookings Institution, he chairs the Metropolitan Council and Budget & Finance Committees, and is a member of the Executive, Investment and Development Committees. Victor has been a Board member of Earthjustice for eighteen years and serves on their Investment, Finance, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committees. Having focused in the areas of music and mathematics, Victor is a graduate of Oberlin College, and received his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.