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Kim Lew, CEO of Columbia University’s $14 billion-plus endowment, shares her thoughts on the Accelerate Investors September 29 Midwest Investor Insights Summit theme, “Correction, Recession, or Something Else?”.

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Kim Lew, CEO of the $14 billion-plus Columbia University endowment, discusses the structural and cultural changes she has implemented since she joined Columbia in November 2020. Kim also discusses investment lessons from her time at the Ford Foundation and Carnegie Corporation that she has taken into her role at Columbia. She also shares the most significant impact she would like to make in her role at Columbia University. (Recorde...

Part II:  Katie Wyatt, CIO of the $1.5 billion Loyola University Chicago endowment, discusses identifying high-quality managers, investment strategies that interest her, and she shares advice on having a growth mindset. (Recorded January 17, 2022)
 
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Katie Wyatt, CIO of the $1.5 billion Loyola University Chicago endowment, discusses transitioning the endowment to an internally managed investment model, Loyola’s decision to divest from fossil fuels, and she shares as an investor what concerns her and excites her the most in 2022. (Recorded January 17, 2022)

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Part II:  Jonathan Grabel, Chief Investment Officer of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, LACERA, a $70 billion pension fund with over 165,000 beneficiaries, shares with us how LACERA ensures that it is seeing the best investment opportunities, his thoughts on active vs. passive investing, and in this episode listen to the CIO to CIO question from Charmel Maynard, CIO of the University of Miami.  (Recorded May...

Jonathan Grabel, Chief Investment Officer of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, LACERA, a $70 billion pension fund with over 165,000 beneficiaries, shares with us his background and how he became CIO at LACERA. Jon also describes LACERA’s differentiated asset allocation strategy. For instance, did you know private equity and public markets are both bucketed in the growth portfolio? He also discusses inflation ...

Part II:  Charmel Maynard, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer of the University of Miami, shares with us how the endowment leverages its illustrious board when making investment decisions. He also provides advice for emerging managers, and Charmel also discusses the mindset of pushing oneself to achieve one’s full potential.

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Charmel Maynard, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer of the University of Miami, shares how he became Treasurer at 32. He also imparts his advice on how to become a chief investment officer. And Charmel discusses the endowment’s increased interest in alternative investment strategies.

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Part II:  Alex Doñé, chief investment officer of the $225 billion NYC Pension Funds, shares with us the advantages and challenges of investing on behalf of the 4th largest pension fund in the world. Alex also provides his perspective on hedge fund opportunities and describes NYC Pension Fund’s commitment to co-investment opportunities. And in this episode, listen to what Scott Pittman, chief investment officer of Mount Sinai Health...

Alex Doñé, chief investment officer of the $225 billion New York City pension funds, the fourth largest pension plan in the world with 730,000 beneficiaries, shares with us his career trajectory to becoming chief investment officer. He also imparts his career advice for underrepresented people in financial services and Alex discusses the importance of investment management reflecting the diversity of the NYC pensioners. (Recorded D...

Part II:  Scott Pittman, chief investment officer of the $2 billion endowment for Mount Sinai, the largest hospital system in NYC, shares with us how Mount Sinai leverages its board members - many who are titans in the investment industry. He also discusses his thinking about investing in healthcare as the CIO of a hospital system endowment. In addition, he describes the role of Mount Sinai’s endowment in decreasing the wealth and ...

Scott Pittman, CIO of the $2 billion endowment for Mount Sinai, the largest hospital system in New York City, shares what drew him to this role, how his office identifies new investment opportunities, and he describes investments that Mount Sinai has made that he is particularly proud of.  (Recorded July, 2020)

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Part II:  Chris Ailman, chief investment officer of California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), a $230 billion pension fund, which has a 72% female membership, shares his thoughts on the role the government should play in supporting individuals vs. equity markets during our current economic crisis. He also discusses his thoughts on active management in the era of COVID-19 and he describes the leadership role that CalSTR...

Chris Ailman, chief investment officer of California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), a $230 billion pension fund, which has a 72% female membership, discusses their risk mitigating strategies and innovative strategies and the role they play in the CalSTRS portfolio. He also discusses how we are in a health crisis vs. a financial crisis and where he sees investment opportunities. Additionally, he shares with us his thou...

Part 2:  Johara Farhadieh, CIO and executive director of the Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI), a $20 billion defined benefit plan and a $4.5 billion deferred compensation plan, discusses how ISBI’s investment process has been impacted by COVID-19, shares her advice to asset owners on diversity and inclusion, and describes how ISBI holds its investment partners accountable. (Recorded July 14, 2020)

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Johara Farhadieh, CIO and executive director of Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI), a $20 billion defined benefit plan and a $4.5 billion deferred compensation plan, shares with us her career trajectory at ISBI, discusses the BlackRock Emerging Broker Council, and she describes ISBI’s relationship with its strategic partners. (Recorded July 14, 2020)

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Part 2:  Marcus Frampton, CIO of Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, a $60 billion sovereign wealth fund, shares with us how APF thinks about incorporating ESG principles into its investment portfolio, how APF thinks about diversifying from its oil exposure, and what aspect concerns him the most about the COVID-19 pandemic. (Recorded April 24, 2020)

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Marcus Frampton, CIO of Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, a $60 billion sovereign wealth fund, shares with us his investment philosophy, top reasons why APF does not invest in a fund manager, and his thoughts on investing in private equity co-investments, hedge funds, and tech in the era of COVID-19. (Recorded April 24, 2020)

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Part 2: Rodrigo Garcia, CIO at the Illinois State Treasurer’s office, shares the challenges of investing as a public fund, how diversity adds to the bottom line, and a few book recommendations - just in time for your summer reading list! (Recorded February 27, 2020)

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