Emerging/Diverse Managers
The institution has released its third annual Diversified Returns report and found that the number of substantially diverse firms surveyed declined, while the number of majority diverse firms remained static year-over-year.
Shundrawn Thomas will lead a firm providing credit and other financial solutions to lower middle market companies.
The plan is seeking small, local managers to receive an initial investment of up to $5 million.
Program had underperformed its custom benchmark net-of-fees since inception.
The plan, which launched an investment advisor search earlier this year, extended services with its incumbent on a month-to-month basis.
The plan hired two firms that will target emerging and diverse private equity, real estate and private credit managers.
The search is for pacing purposes and is seeking manager to handle $100 million.
The association hired a firm to assist in implementing its racial justice investing plan following a search with its investment committee dividing the process into two phases with the first focused on training and evaluation and the second focused on investment consulting, which will require a future search.
The plan terminated an emerging market debt firm as well as an emerging markets equity relationship within its emerging manager program last month.
The diversity of the university’s endowment remains static year-over-year despite the addition of five new U.S.-based managers and the elimination of two other firms, according to a new report.