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William Lipsey

Vice Chairman at Pzena Investment Management

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

William Lipsey is Vice Chairman of Pzena Investment Management LLC, a New York investment adviser managing $81.4B. William Lipsey has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 6 licensing exams.

Role at Pzena Investment Management

Title on Schedule A
Vice Chairman
Control
William Lipsey is a control person of Pzena Investment Management.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
William Lipsey has held the filed role since February 1997.

The firm

Pzena Investment Management LLC
New York, NY

Form ADV filed 30 March 2026

$81.4B AUM245 clients55 advisers1 offices

Career on record

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  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 24 · 2014
  3. Passed Series 65 · 1992
  4. Passed Series 3 · 1987
  5. Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1986

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. William Lipsey has passed 6 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6523 January 1992
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 635 December 1986
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 2429 May 2014
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 321 January 1987
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 720 September 1986
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
William Louis Lipsey
CRD
1553822
Firm
Pzena Investment Management LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Firm bio
pzena.com

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Background

Pzena identifies William Lipsey as a co-founder and says he wrote the firm’s original business plan. The page describes his work building and managing its client-facing business. Official firm biography/team page

Education

  • He earned a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago.Official firm biography/team page

Common questions

Where does William Lipsey work?

William Lipsey has been Vice Chairman of Pzena Investment Management LLC since February 1997, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 30 March 2026

Does William Lipsey have a current investment-adviser registration?

William Lipsey has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has William Lipsey passed?

William Lipsey has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 3, Series 65, Series 24 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 1986.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Pzena Investment Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1553822. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Pzena Investment Management LLC, filed 30 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Pzena Investment Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with William Lipsey or Pzena Investment Management LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.