# Rob Gillam

> Rob Gillam is the Anchorage-based CEO of McKinley Management and chief investment officer for growth equities at Denali Advisors. A third-generation Alaskan who joined McKinley Capital in 1994, he has worked across international equities, quantitative research, and Alaska-focused private investment.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at McKinley Management; Chief Investment Officer, Growth Equities at Denali Advisors
- **Organizations:** McKinley Management, Denali Advisors, McKinley Alaska Private Investment, STAK Energy Corporation, Rasmuson Foundation investment committee, Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science; Denali Advisors specifies Economics with concentrations in International Finance and Strategic Management, while McKinley describes Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Built McKinley’s international investment platform., Coauthored research with Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz., Coauthor of Data Mining Corrections Testing in Chinese Stocks, published in Interfaces in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Joined McKinley Capital Management.
- **2008** — Became chief investment officer, according to the firm’s April 2017 client memorandum.
- **2017** — Appointed president effective April 1.
- **2018** — Appointed CEO after founder Bob Gillam’s death.
- **2019** — Launched McKinley’s first Alaska and Arctic private investment fund.
- **2020** — McKinley acquired McDowell Group, now McKinley Research Group.
- **2021** — The broader firm became McKinley Management and established McKinley Alaska Private Investment as a company.
- **2023** — McKinley Capital was acquired by Denali Advisors; Gillam retained responsibility for growth equities.

## Achievements

- Built McKinley’s international investment platform.
- Coauthored research with Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz.
- Coauthor of Data Mining Corrections Testing in Chinese Stocks, published in Interfaces in 2018.
- Chartered Financial Analyst.
- Speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference and Bloomberg Invest.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Discussed investment risk, dissent, and decision processes in an Alaska Business interview.
- **2025-05** — Reporting detailed McKinley’s unsuccessful effort to bid for a majority stake in the Alaska LNG project subsidiary.
- **2025-02** — An investigation examined the failed Peter Pan Seafood investment, including McKinley’s involvement and losses of public capital.

## Links

- Website: https://mckinleymgmt.com/dt_team/robert-a-gillam/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-gillam-802980206

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Last updated: 2026-10-10