John Raitt is a retired Partner of Harris Associates L.P.   He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm and President of the Oakmark Funds from 2003 to 2010.  He also held several other positions at Harris, including Director of Research and Chief Operating Officer.   Before joining Harris Associates in 1986, he was an Investment Officer in the Private Placement Group at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company doing work on LBO, energy and other private equity financings. Raitt earned a B.A. in economics from Williams College (1978) and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University (1980). He has thirty-seven years of investment experience and is a CFA charter holder. Raitt has served on the Board of Trustees of Holy Trinity High School since 2000, including 3 years as Board Chair.  He also serves on the St. Olaf College Board of Regents and the Advisory Board for Svoboda Capital Partners.