The founder of the Simons Foundation, who previously led leading quantitative hedge fund manager Renaissance Technologies, died on May 10 in New York City at the age of 86.
The institution approved divesting its endowment from companies profiting from the war in Palestine earlier this month and will look to explore investments that proactively support humanitarian and entrepreneurial companies doing positive work in the region.
The foundation is searching for a director of investment operations to be responsible for recording investment activity and managing asset allocation for its endowment.
Global credit investment manager Marathon Asset Management has expanded the leadership of its emerging market debt and U.S. opportunistic credit businesses.