City Of San José Leveraging Its Proximity To Silicon Valley | CIO Prabhu Palani | Q&A
Prabhu Palani is the CIO of the City of San Jose's Retirement System, one of the 10 largest cities in the U.S., where he manages a $6 billion multi-asset class portfolio for two distinct plans. In this interview, he discusses his successful experiences working with some of the largest institutional buy-side firms, why the City of San José takes on an endowment-like approach with exposure to private asset classes, and how he plans on leveraging the proximity to Silicon Valley to generate healthy returns.
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