Northwell Health's Portfolio Benefitting From Steady Increase To Alternative Assets | Michael Odlum, Senior Vice President | Q&A
Michael Odlum is senior vice president at Northwell Health, where he has managed the treasury group since September 2011, with oversight of $18 billion in investments. In this interview, he discussed the common expression "days cash on hand" and what it means for Northwell Health and other institutional investors; Northwell's success in increasing allocation to alternative asset classes; and why he believes Northwell had its best year of growth as a health system.
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