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.

Jose Guzman is a private equity investment officer at the New York City Retirement System, which has $190 billion of assets under management. In this interview, he discusses the top investing trends happening in private equity, his career transition from a PE firm to a large public pension, and his involvement with organizations like SEO, which helps minorities pursue careers within alternative investments.

New York City has long been the center of U.S. -- and some would argue global  -- financial activity. Vast fortunes have been earned and lost many times over in America’s most populous city. The relative newcomers in the financial landscape of New York City are the single-family offices. As the number of billionaires worldwide has increased, so have the quantity and sophistication of investment offices dedicated to managing those fortunes. As the financial capital, Trusted Insight is highlighting New York City-based single-family offices: