TIFF Investment Management’s CIO, Jay Willoughby, is cited in the June 17, 2022 issue of The Wall Street Journal. Jay is quoted on a potential recession from the Fed tightening and the impact that yields on the 2-year treasury note have on inflation.
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Alyssa Rieder
Advisory Board Member
CIO - CommonSpirit Health
Alyssa Rieder is an experienced board member and CIO with decades of finance and investment experience as an institutional allocator and investor. She is an expert in ESG/impact investing and experienced in scaling growth and merger integration.
Alyssa has a strong background in overseeing and managing CommonSpirit Health’s $50 billion investment program comprised of multiple pools of capital including corporate, retirement, foundation, and self-insurance assets. The program has $30 billion invested with over 150 investment managers across asset classes, alongside oversight of the manager line up of $20 billion in DC assets. Alyssa manages a staff-driven investment team, actively engaged in manager selection and monitoring, portfolio rebalancing, asset allocation, and risk management, with particular focus on sustainable and impact investing. The program has had an impressive record of long-term outperformance versus benchmarks. (Previously CIO at Dignity Health)
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June 21, 2022
Hedge Funds Offer ‘Happy Medium’ Between Equities, Fixed Income: OCIO
Hedge funds can provide critical protection for institutional portfolios amid the current volatility, according to a recent paper from TIFF Investment Management, an outsourced chief investment officer, or OCIO, that serves mostly nonprofit investors.
Certain hedge fund strategies can provide a “happy medium” between fixed income and equities in investor portfolios, said Zhe Shen, co-portfolio manager for diversifying strategies at TIFF. That’s especially as fixed income – traditionally depended on to provide stability during equity drawdowns – has been experiencing losses along with the equities market, he said.
Read the full article, FundFire: Hedge Funds Offer ‘Happy Medium’ Between Equities, Fixed Income: OCIO
Past Webinars & Events
June 10, 2022
TIFF Webinar: Stayin Alive, The Importance of Risk Management in a Risky Market
TIFF hosted the webinar Stayin’ Alive: The Importance of Risk Management in a Risky Market on June 8, 2022. During this hour-long webinar, members of TIFF’s Diversifying Strategies team, Zhe Shen and Suzanne Dugan discussed how TIFF focuses on risk management and preservation concepts, and why we feel it is useful to partner with hedge fund managers. This webinar is the first of a risk management series.
The webinar was based on Diversifying Strategies’ recent white paper, which introduces TIFF’s hedge fund investment philosophy. Read the paper here.
View the webinar through the link below.
Webinar: Stayin’ Alive: The Importance of Risk Management in a Risky Market
Please note that this webinar has been edited from its original recording to shorten its length. This webinar is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. The asset classes discussed may not be suitable for all investors. All expressions of opinion are subject to change. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All investments are subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Past Webinars & Events
June 1, 2022
TIFF Fundraising Symposium: Aligning Fundraising Strategy with Organizational Goals
On May 18, 2022, TIFF Investment Management hosted the fourth and final session of its Fundraising Symposium. Each session had its own theme and set of presenters, but the purpose of each was the same: to help nonprofits leverage fundraising best practices efficiently and effectively in a post-pandemic landscape.
“Aligning Fundraising Strategy with Organizational Goals” was hosted by Dr. Robert T. Grimm, Jr., the Levenson Family Chair in Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership at the School of Public Policy and Founding Director of the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland. Dr. Robert Sheehan, Jr., Academic Director of the EMBA Programs at the University of Maryland, led an interactive presentation on developing aspirational goals that lead to transformative levels of fundraising.
TIFF Members can access the recording of the session and presentation materials through the Member portal. Download the PDF to receive a high-level summary of this informative event.
If you have questions or feedback, please email your name, affiliation, and title to memberservices@tiff.org.