Jay Willoughby, CFA, is Co-Chief Investment Officer of TIFF Investment Management and has chaired TIFF’s Investment Committee since 2015. Having served as the firm’s sole Chief Investment Officer, he now partners with Co-Chief Investment Officer Trevor Graham to co-lead the firm’s investment strategy and oversee portfolio management, helping clients harness the full power of the endowment model and active management in support of their long-term missions

With more than four decades of investment experience, Jay developed his fundamental belief in the power of equities to drive long-term returns during his four years as Chief Investment Officer of the $50 billion Alaska Permanent Fund, his tenure as Co-Managing Partner at Ironbound Capital Management, and his near-decade at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where his roles included serving as CIO of the Private Investors Group, Portfolio Manager of the Merrill Lynch Real Estate Fund and Head of Research for Equity Funds.

He holds a BA in Biology from Pomona College and an MBA from Columbia University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst® and member of the CFA Institute.

Jay also serves on the TIFF Advisory Services (TAS) Board and the board of American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), a real estate investment trust.