The university’s board of regents voted to join the system as a member institution last month in part because of its larger applicant pool and access to long-term investment funds.
The institution promoted its managing director to deputy cio and director of investments to managing director of investments at the start of the fourth quarter.
The fund is looking for multi-family real estate specialist managers as it looks to transition some of its portfolio’s overweight industrial exposure to multi-family real estate.
The university is looking to invest $300 million of its short-term working capital in the debt securities of high-performing companies that meet a certain ESG rating threshold.
The firm has hired a chief people officer to oversee its human resources department including its talent acquisition strategy and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.