Stephen Williams, CFA joined TIFF in 2015 as a senior member of the Private Markets group. He is focused on managing the private equity and venture capital segments of the portfolio. His responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of private market investments, including primary fund commitments, PE direct investments alongside funds and independent sponsors, and secondary investments. Stephen also concentrates on asset allocation and portfolio modeling, providing support to the broader investment team, and assisting TIFF’s clients in developing long-term exposure to private markets.

Prior to joining TIFF, Stephen began his career at Cogent Partners, a boutique investment bank serving the private equity secondary market.

A CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Society Boston, Stephen earned a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and an MA in History from Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where he specialized in early modern European economic history and cross-cultural trade. Initially located in TIFF’s Boston office, he is now based in Los Angeles, CA.