Harris Associates L.P. is a Chicago-based investment company with $96 billion under management[2] as of June 30, 2025. Harris manages long-only U.S. equity, international equity, and global equity strategies, offered through its mutual fund company, the Oakmark Funds, and other types of vehicles. Harris is owned by Natixis Investment Managers, an American-French financial services firm that BPCE owns. Harris Associates fully controls investment decisions, philosophy, and day-to-day operations.
History
Harris Associates was founded in 1976 by Victor Morgenstern,[3] Myron Szold, Roger Brown, Ralph Wanger,[4] Joe Braucher, Peter Foreman, Ed Neisser and Earl Rusnak, who had previously worked in the private investment office of Chicago entrepreneur Irving Harris. Irving Harris was unrelated to the Norman Harris who established Harris Bank..