Rodney E. Lake

Rodney Lake is a teaching instructor of finance and the director of the George Washington University (GW) Investment Institute, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate finance courses. In these courses developed by the GW Investment Institute (GWII), students manage university endowment capital through the GWII’s student investment funds, consisting of multiple funds across different asset classes and with more than $10 million of assets under management (AUM) as of June 30, 2025. In addition to teaching, Lake oversees the investment portfolios, connects with alumni and industry practitioners, and hosts the Market News with Rodney Lake podcast.

Additionally, Lake serves as vice dean for Undergraduate Programs at George Washington University School of Business (GWSB), supporting GW’s mission of academic excellence. He previously held a co-chair position for the Department of Finance at GWSB and worked as a senior investment officer in the GW Investment Office, which was responsible for managing the university’s then $1.5 billion endowment fund. Before joining the GW Investment Office, Lake was a senior financial analyst in the Executive Vice President and Treasurer’s Office at GW, where he served as an internal consultant.

Before joining GW, he was a financial analyst in portfolio management at a mortgage banking subsidiary of California Federal Bank (now part of Citi).