Corporate Moves
Oregon Pension System Faces Leadership Vacuum
Bad timing: Top-level departures loom as showdown over financial woes nears.
University of Georgia Foundation Names Jason Bull as First CIO
Bull joins Georgia from Emory University, where he was the endowment’s managing director.
Ash Williams to Chair Council of Institutional Investors Board
Eight new members elected as board officers, directors.
UVA Investment Management Firm Names New CEO, CIO
Robert Durden has been tapped to head up Virginia’s $9.2 billion endowment.
What Lured Pellegrino?
Recruiters say Pellegrino’s choice demonstrates a trend in more crossover CIO hires.
Geetanjali Gupta Named CIO of New York Public Library
Former Harvard endowment exec will manage iconic library’s $1.2 billion in assets.
Britt Harris, UTIMCO Nab Harvard’s Head of PE
Rich Hall, who left Texas Teachers’ for Harvard, returns to Texas to join UTIMCO as deputy CIO. Harris says, "There are no near term plans to alter the endowment’s basic asset allocation at this time."
Bain Snaps up HMC’s Real Estate Team
Move is another step in HMC’s plan to work with more outside managers to boost returns.
Roy Swan to Lead Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments Team
New director has dedicated much of his career to improving the quality of life in low-income neighborhoods.
CalPERS COIO to Return to Franklin Templeton Investments
Investment director to become interim COIO during replacement search.
Paul G. Cellupica Rejoins SEC’s Division of Investment Management
New appointee previously served the Council between 1996 and 2004.
Heron Foundation Names New President
Dana K. Bezerra to assume role Dec. 31, while Clara Miller will transition to role of president emerita.
Norway’s Government Pension Fund CEO Resigns
Deputy managing director to serve until successor joins.