The university is conducting a further review of 18 diverse firms after meeting with 100 managers across public and private asset classes in the first half of 2022 as it looks to invest at least $2 billion with diverse investment firms.
The system recently added a long/short hedge fund investment with a new manager and two venture capital commitments with an existing manager in its endowment.
The foundation has selected a new investment consultant to oversee its portfolio following a search from late 2021 and will recommend the firm to its board of trustees next month.
The fund will consider redeeming from a real estate manager next week due to continued underperformance as the strategy has been hampered by its concentration in office and retail.
Investment analyst will focus on public equity investments, including preparing research on portfolio companies and asset allocation and performing quantitative analysis, financial modeling and qualitative due diligence.
New discretionary investment consulting hire follows a search from last year to reevaluate the foundation’s priorities after receiving a “transformational” gift.
Harvard Today released its 2020 tax filings, covering fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021), including information on the earnings of University leaders, and the accompanying Harvard Management Company (HMC) disclosure of senior employees’ compensation for calendar year 2020.