Gumersindo Oliveros, Ph.D., is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the financial endowment for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. Previously, he managed the World Bank’s pension plan, medical plan, and endowments, and he advised central banks, pension plans, and sovereign wealth funds on strategic asset allocation and multi-asset management. He also headed the World Bank’s Capital Markets and Financial Engineering Department and held positions at the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Oliveros serves on the board of the Sequoia Heritage Fund, the Investment Committee of The Rockefeller Foundation, the Investment Committee of the United Nations Pension Plan, and the Investment Steering Committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association. He is a CFA charterholder. [TAS board]