Position Type: Independent Boards
Foundation and endowment industry experts giving back.
Jennifer Deger, Director of Finance & Global Controller, leads the Global Financial & Accounting Services team which reports to the CFO as part of the Finance & Strategy Group of the Gates Foundation. Her team is responsible for grant and vendor disbursements, financial reporting, payroll, tax compliance, cash flow planning, employee expense administration and internal controls. Jennifer’s team manages the annual financial statement audits, tax returns, and general ledger accounting for the Foundation and the Trust as well as for the foundation’s international offices.
Prior to joining the foundation in 2006, Jennifer worked in various roles including public accounting where she specialized in tax exempt organizations and in local government managing the operations of the treasury and tax functions.
Jennifer received her MBA from Seattle University and her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Gonzaga University. She is also a CPA. Jennifer volunteers with local charities.
Bola Olusanya is the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the MacArthur Foundation. With over 25 years of experience, Bola has a track record of growing endowments while aligning investment portfolios with organizational values. He deploys an investment philosophy integrating long-term thinking, collaboration, and a commitment to advancing global challenges through responsible capital deployment.
As Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Bola manages the Foundation’s nearly $9 billion endowment, with the objective of earning a 5 percent real return annually. This portfolio is the source of funds for the Foundation’s grantmaking activity and other organizational experiences.
Bola oversees MacArthur’s overall asset allocation and investment strategy, principally through the retention of outside investment managers. He will continue to pursue the Foundation’s goals of increasing assets under management with investment managers committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion while leading a 17-person investment Staff.
Prior to joining MacArthur, Bola served as Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at The Nature Conservancy, where he managed an investment portfolio of over $4 billion and built the organization’s first internal investment team, transforming the endowment into a global, mission-aligned portfolio.
Earlier in his career, Bola held senior roles at Key Private Bank, Vanderbilt University, Strategic Investment Group, and S&P Global, in each role applying innovative approaches to asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio construction for large institutional portfolios.
Bola received an MBA in Finance from Emory University, a master’s in computer science from the University of Lagos, and a bachelor’s in computer science (First Class Honors) from the University of Ibadan.
Bola is a board member of The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF), serves on investment committees at the Cleveland Foundation and United World Colleges (UWC), and advises Giant Ventures, a London-based venture capital firm. He also guest lectures on investment management at Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Business. He has published two poetry collections that reflect his global outlook.
Deborah Boedicker is a business strategy and brand consultant to OCIO firms, and active in philanthropy focused on rare disease, mentoring, and entrepreneurship. Formerly, she was managing director and board member at Strategic Investment Group. Prior to that she was managing director at UBS Global Asset Management (formerly Brinson Partners) and director/portfolio manager at Analytic/TSA Global Asset Management.
Ms. Boedicker serves as a board member of Mackenzie’s Mission and operating committee member of the Amyloidosis Speakers Bureau. Previously, she has served as benefit plan committee member of the American Red Cross, board chair of Mentorprize, and advisory board member of Northeastern University IDEA Venture Accelerator.
Mai-Anh Fox is the Foundation’s chief financial officer. She was previously the director of financial planning and budgeting. Prior to joining Ford, she worked in mergers and acquisition and private equity, specializing in media and technology. She was also the director at the Alliance for Downtown New York, where she managed a loan and grant portfolio program to help small businesses in Lower Manhattan recover following 9/11. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from New York University and an MBA from Yale. Mai-Anh serves on the board of Proteus Fund, a social justice not-for-profit, and is a Certified Financial Analyst.
Kathryn Koch is President and Chief Executive Officer of TCW and serves as a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, she is responsible for the strategic direction and overall day-to-day management of the Firm. Prior to joining TCW in 2023, Ms. Koch spent 20 years with Goldman Sachs in the Asset Management Division (AMD), where she was a Partner and most recently served as Chief Investment Officer of the $300 billion Public Equity business and as a member of the AMD executive committee. Previously, she was based in London for 10 years where she held several leadership roles including Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions business internationally.
Ms. Koch currently serves as a board member for The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF), The Investment Company Institute (ICI), the Toigo Foundation and The Spence School. She also serves as a Co-Chair of the University of Notre Dame Wall Street Leadership Committee and the advisory board of the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI). Ms. Koch was named a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum.
Ms. Koch earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Literature at the University of Notre Dame.