Part II:  Kim Lew, CEO of the $14 billion-plus Columbia University endowment, shares her insights on investing in private assets, including private credit. She discusses challenges facing our world and investment opportunities that Columbi...

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, Recessio...

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 Fo...

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 1...

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 concern...

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 bes...

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 de...

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,...

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 in...

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 he...

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 imp...

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....

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 Mo...

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 suppo...

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 ...

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 impa...

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 E...

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...

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-...

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! (Recor...

Rodrigo Garcia, CIO at the Illinois State Treasurer’s office, shares his story of growing up in Little Village on the southside of Chicago to becoming a CIO, how he views his investment consultant relationships, and why venture capital is such ...

Dominic Garcia, CIO of New Mexico PERA (NMPERA), shares what he learned while working with David Villa, the CIO of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, how he is turning NMPERA around, and his strategies for managing the challenge of a low ...

During this unprecedented time, we are reminded of lessons learned from other challenging economic periods. Jase Auby, CIO of Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) provides a pension’s perspective on lessons learned from the Global Financial...

Angela Miller-May, CIO of Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, shares her thoughts and perspectives on switching career paths, preparing for the next recession, and investing globally.Check out Accelerate Investors programs and events (where...