The university hired an investment analyst in its search for junior investment team members to assist in the oversight of its approximately $3.5 billion endowment.
Chief global economist and head of global macroeconomic research was most recently deputy national security advisor for international economics under President Joe Biden.
According to the report, contributing faculty “sought to develop metrics, standards and algorithms such that they could be updated in future years and potentially translated to other industry segments.”
State Treasurer Young Boozer, who serves on the board of the employee retirement system, said the global problems are substantial but expressed confidence in the health of the state’s pension funds.