Orange County Employees Retirement System Set For 20-Year Growth Trajectory | CIO Molly Murphy | Q&A
Molly Murphy is the chief investment officer at Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), where she provides investment oversight to more than $17 billion of defined benefit pension plan assets. In this interview, she discussed how OCERS' generalist structure is different than their pension peers; the system's 20-year outlook for rapid growth; and how they're implementing software and technology solutions to their investment process.
Tulane University Builds Team Talent Along With Its Portfolio | Richard Chau, Interim CIO | Q&A
Richard Chau is interim chief investment officer at Tulane University, where he has served since 2013. In this interview, Chau shares his views on investment in China and the state of private equity markets, and explains how Tulane is building a network of alumni LPs through its analyst program.
Why The Rockefeller University Favors Active Management, Diversification | Thomas Lenehan, Deputy Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
Thomas Lenehan is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of The Rockefeller University, where he helps manage the University’s $2.3 billion endowment. In this interview, he discussed how he and CIO Amy Falls built the investment office from scratch; how they are steadily increasing allocation to venture; and his perspective on transitioning from a general partner role to the limited partner side.
Ben Horowitz On What Most Leaders Get Wrong About Corporate Culture
Ben Horowitz is the cofounder of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. According to Horowitz, a company's culture is how the people within it make decisions, reply to emails, and generally, their day-to-day actions when no one is looking.
Investors Discuss Why AI Companies Built By Diverse Teams Are A Better Bet
Perhaps now is the time to begin discussing where having a variety of experiences could have the most impact, not only for building better technologies and businesses but also for building better societies as a whole.
Ascension Investment Management Looking To Increase Venture Exposure, Focus On Disruption | David Erickson, Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
David Erickson is the chief investment officer at Ascension Investment Management, where he is responsible for the administration, management, and coordination of investments and operations. In this interview, he discusses why the organization is leaning more towards a generalist structure; why they want to increase venture exposure and focus on disruption; and encouraging diversity by onboarding international students and women as leadership staff.
Oklahoma State University Foundation's Evolution To An In-House Investment Office | Ryan Tidwell, Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
Ryan Tidwell is the chief investment officer at the Oklahoma State University Foundation (OSUF), where he leads and empowers a team of eight. In this interview, he discusses the transition from a consultant-driven process to a fully resourced in-house investment office, how they achieved a top quartile track record over the last 3-5 years, and why other small institutions should focus on building out their investment office.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Is Building A 'Culture Of Health' While Generating Investment Returns | Brian O'Neil, Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
Brian O'Neil is the chief investment officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. He has served the foundation since 2003 and is responsible for the $11 billion investment portfolio. In this interview, he discusses his journey at the organization and how the investment office has evolved under his leadership; the foundation's accomplishments in the public health area since 1972; and why they are a strong supporter of SEO, a program committed to building diverse and inclusive organizations.
William And Flora Hewlett Foundation Encouraging Diversity In The Institutional Investing Space | Ana Marshall, Vice President & Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
Ana Marshall is the vice president and chief investment officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, where she oversees a $10 billion endowment portfolio. In this interview, she discusses the very diverse investment team at the Hewlett Foundation; her 32 plus years of investment experience and how she gives back to the LP, GP community; and how the Foundation will continue to tackle equality initiatives.
ERS Of Texas Aims To Be 'Opportunistic, Timely And Tactical' | CIO Tom Tull | Q&A
Tom Tull is the chief investment officer at the Employees Retirement System of Texas, a $28 billion defined benefit pension fund. In this interview, he discusses what attracted him to pension investing as early as the '70s, the emerging markets that TRS wants to be more actively involved in and how his experience as a U.S. Army veteran translates to his role as an asset allocator.