About The Founders

Whitney Tilson and John Schwartz

The Value Investing Congress and Pre-Congress Workshops are produced by Schwartz Tilson Information, Inc. (STI). Together, Co-Founders John L. Schwartz and Whitney R. Tilson combine decades of creating and delivering high-quality information with more than 20 years of investing success.

Feeling that every investment conference they attended was either too short or too superficial, Schwartz and Tilson designed the Value Investing Congress as an intensive event where presenters can share their unique perspective and attendees can question them directly.

In order to deliver the highest utility, Schwartz Tilson Information holds the Value Investing Congress only twice a year and invites only the most successful money managers to speak. Each Congress is packed full of investing wisdom and attendees leave with actionable investment ideas and a better understanding of current domestic and international markets.

“Whether you’re an expert in value investing or want to learn more about the most successful investing style, the Value Investing Congress offers an unparalleled experience. You will gain profitable insights from the world’s most renowned value investors and leave with new skills and ideas to beat the market.”

— John L. Schwartz

“With markets in a state of tremendous volatility, it is now more important than ever to employ disciplined value investing strategies. By focusing on undervalued stocks, investors can take advantage of the current environment and realize the best long-term gains.”

— Whitney R. Tilson


John Schwartz and Whitney Tilson
John L. Schwartz

is the Co-Founder
and CEO of STI.
Prior to forming STI, Schwartz founded CME, Inc., a provider of cutting-edge clinical information to medical professionals, which became America's largest proprietary provider of continuing medical education. CME was creating and delivering hundreds of conferences and tradeshows per year when Schwartz sold CME in a 9-figure all-cash transaction.

Educated at MIT, Columbia and NYU, Schwartz is on the Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

John Schwartz and Whitney Tilson
Whitney R. Tilson

is the Founder and Managing Partner
of T2 Partners LLC, which manages three private investment partnerships and Tilson Mutual Funds. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Value Investor Insight. Tilson has been a guest on Lou Dobbs Moneyline and Wall $treet Week,
has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal and is a regular columnist
for Kiplinger's. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Value Investing Congress. He earned an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard in 1994.