People
All team members possess diversity of thought, experiences and backgrounds and share a common cultural imperative for excellence embodied in our Core Principles, which serve to shape our identity as a Firm and to inform our actions.
ORIGINALITY
We generate our own ideas and never deploy common practice without skepticism. We strive to avoid the herd.
We do our own research and never exchange views with other managers. As a result, we tend to have differentiated portfolios.
INNATE CURIOSITY
We ask dumb questions. We challenge universally accepted beliefs and seek new levels of understanding.
We conduct original, continuous and rigorous research supported by our dedicated Qualitative Field Research and Data Analytics Teams.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
We constantly reassess our investments, policies and processes. We embrace a culture of intellectual integrity, learning, mentorship, self-reflection, entrepreneurship and growth.
Complacency is the enemy. We learn little from our successes; we must own and learn from our mistakes.
CHARITY
We actively participate in our communities and give back to society in meaningful and thoughtful ways.
The Firm has contributed more than $110 million to charity, mainly through the Select Equity Group Foundation in which every employee is allocated money to contribute to not-for-profit causes.
HUMILITY
We seek no acclaim individually or as a Firm other than to earn the respect of our clients.
We know there are only two kinds of people in our industry: the humble and the soon-to-be humbled.
TEAMWORK
We trust our colleagues and communicate with transparency and respect. We measure success as a team, not as individuals.
Ours is a culture of giving credit, not seeking credit.