University of Chicago Endowment/University of Chicago Office of Investments

The University of Chicago’s Office of Investments along with Prudential Financial and funds managed by Neuberger Berman committed capital to Red Arts Capital, a Black-led private equity firm based in Chicago. "At the University of Chicago, we believe in building ...

Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $14.6 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period for the week ending Oct. 21. Private equity: $13 billion Quest FoF made a $50 million strategic investment in VETRESKA FUTURE ...

The National Hemophilia Foundation announced the launch of Pathway to Cures (P2C), a new venture philanthropy investment fund focused on making an impact across all inheritable blood disorders. The fund has been launched with an initial $3.5 million from the ...

GoldenTree Asset Management has named Avi Felman as a general partner of GoldenChain, a wholly owned subsidiary that will manage the funds launched by GoldenTree to focus on digital assets. Felman as head of digital asset trading will also be ...

Andy Ward is now vice president and chief investment officer at the University of Chicago. Andy Ward (provided) At Boeing Company, Ward was the chief investment officer since 2009 and responsible for the company’s $135 billion pension. He also served ...

Mark Schmid, who has served as vice president and chief investment officer at the University of Chicago since 2009, has announced his plans to retire as of September 1. The university’s endowment has grown from $4.9 billion in 2009 to ...

Penso Advisors formed its inaugural advisory board consisting of executives from the hedge fund, endowment and pension communities. The New York-based manager and advisor specializes in discretionary macro and risk mitigating strategies said the board will provide perspectives on global ...