The associate will help in all facets of portfolio oversight as the foundation is looking to add capacity to help maximize its endowment and program-related investments and manage a complex, larger, more mission-aligned portfolio.
The foundation hired an investment director to focus on private market investments following a search launched earlier this year due to the promotion of the previous director to managing director in 2021.
The fund approved fully redeeming from a real estate manager this week due to continued underperformance as its strategy has been affected by its concentration in office and retail properties.
The foundation is searching for an investment analyst to manage its marketable investments portfolio after seeking an analyst focused on private capital and an analyst for its impact investment portfolio.
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.