Brinson to run the bank's asset management unit. Swiss Bank Corporation paid US$750 million to acquire Brinson Partners, resulting in a profit to Brinson and his partners of US$460 million on the sale of their 75% stake in the company. Following the acquisition of Brinson Partners, Gary Brinson ran Swiss Bank's asset management business and after the merger with UBS, Brinson was named chief investment officer of UBS Global Asset Management. Brinson retired from UBS in early 2000 just prior to the crash of the dot-com bubble. Brinson had grown disenfranchised over the previous years with the runaway internet bubble and its detachment from fundamentals and value investing. Influence on investment and finance Brison is acknowledged for helping to establish the foundations of investment portfolio Performance Attribution by introducing the Brinson model, through two articles written by Brinson and Fachler (1985) and Brinson, Hood, and Beebower (1986). Other affiliations Brinson established the Brinson Foundation as non-profit organization focused on supporting educational, public health, and scientific research programs. References Brinson, Gary P., and Nimrod Fachler, “Measuring Non-US Equity Portfolio Performance,” Journal of Portfolio Management, Spring 1985, pp. 73-76. Brinson, Gary P., Randolph Hood, and Gilbert Beebower, “Determinants of Portfolio Performance,” Financial Analysts Journal, 1986, vol. 42, no. 4(July–August), pp. 39-44. External links The Brinson Foundation - non-profit organization supporting educational, public health and scientific research programs 1944 births Seattle University alumni Washington State University alumni UBS people American money managers American investors American financial businesspeople Living people