American Century Investments is a privately controlled and independent investment management firm based in the United States.
Operations
The company’s headquarters are located in Kansas City, Missouri, near the Country Club Plaza. The headquarters complex, known as American Century Towers, employs approximately 1,400 people. The firm also has offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Sydney.
History
The company was founded by James E. Stowers Jr. in 1958 as "Twentieth Century Mutual Funds", a family of no-load funds, in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] Stowers started the funds in 1958 with just $100,000 in assets from 24 shareholders.[2] He built his business concentrating on small investors. The company changed its name to American Century Investments in 1997.[3]