The Nature Conservancy Adds CIO Among 5 New Investment Committee Members

The new members, who can serve up to three three-year terms, are:

• Sandra Robertson, CIO, CEO, Oxford University Endowment Management.
• Tanya Barnes, managing partner, sustainable growth equity, J.P. Morgan Asset Management;
• Barry Eggers, founding partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners;
• Leonie Foong, partner, investment committee member, Overlook Investments; and
• Joe Gleberman, CEO, The Pritzker Organization.

“Our Investment Committee is comprised of a dedicated team of leaders committed to advising the management of TNC’s endowment and long-term investment assets in a manner that supports the interests of the organization in achieving its 2030 goals and beyond,” John Bernstein, chairman of the investment committee and partner in Generation Investment Management, said in a release.

As CIO and CEO of Oxford University Endowment Management, Robertson oversees the Oxford Endowment Fund, with investors including the University of Oxford, Oxford colleges and trusts, and other U.K. charities. She has previously served on the boards of TIFF Investment Management and RIT Capital Partners plc. Robertson was also a member of the investment committee of The Wolfson Foundation and a trustee of the Queen’s Trust. 

Barnes is responsible for co-leading the strategic initiatives and development of strategy as managing partner in the Sustainable Growth Equity Group at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The group invests in private growth companies that produce measurable, science-based, commercially driven positive climate outcomes. Barnes is also a board member at Govenda and at Coop Careers Inc. 

Eggers has 26 years of venture capital experience and serves on the boards of Venture Forward, the Industry Advisory Board, Greenspring Associates and Giant Ventures. He previously served as chair of the National Venture Capital Association’s board of directors. 

Foong has been with Overlook since 2015 and advises CEOs and founders of portfolio companies on ESG issues ranging from capital allocation to environmental policies. She is also on a working group that advises the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission on climate disclosure standards and how to incorporate climate information in investment decision making. She is a member of the investment committee of Balliol College, Oxford, and part of the Public Shareholders Group of the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission. 

Gleberman is CEO of the family merchant bank of the Tom Pritzker family. He is on the board of trustees of the American Museum of Natural History.