Position Type: Leadership
Leadership unified by a greater cause.
Carolyn Patton, CFA joined TIFF Investment Management in 2022. She serves as Managing Director on TIFF’s Private Markets team and is a member of TIFF’s senior management team. In her role, Carolyn concentrates on sourcing new opportunities, business development, and supporting due diligence and investment monitoring.
Over her 30+ year career, Carolyn has worked previously at leading investment firms including Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Janus Capital Group, and Deutsche Asset Management, in addition to founding Belrose Advisors LLC. Carolyn served as President of AIMSE where, in partnership with the TOIGO Foundation, she helped spearhead the AIMSE Scholarship program. Currently, she is the co-lead of the CFA Philadelphia Society Invest in her Future committee and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Carolyn is a CFA© charterholder. She received her BA in Economics from The University of Virginia.
Check the background of this investment professional on FINRA’s BrokerCheck. By clicking this link, you will leave the TIFF website and go to FINRA’s BrokerCheck website.
Zhe joined TIFF in 2021 and serves as Managing Director of the Diversifying Strategies group. Zhe is responsible for evaluating and selecting a global portfolio of specialist managers investing in niche markets who have a competitive edge in their space. He and the team source investment ideas across numerous asset classes and implement an evidence-based investment approach.
Prior to joining TIFF, Zhe worked on the sell-side first covering Aerospace & Defense at Goldman Sachs then Software & Business Services at AllianceBernstein before becoming a Portfolio Manager of alternatives and long/short equity at Portland House Partners.
Zhe holds a BS in Finance, Investment, and Banking from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a double major in Economics and is a CFA® charterholder. Zhe also serves as a member of TIFF’s Investment Committee.
Jessica Portis, CFA joined TIFF in 2020 and serves as Chief Client Officer. In this role, she collaborates closely with the investment and client-facing teams to develop and execute investment solutions that cater to the unique objectives of TIFF’s clients. Prior to joining TIFF, Jess was a Partner at Mercer, where she oversaw the delivery of investment-related services to both advisory and OCIO nonprofit clients. Additionally, she spent 15 years at Summit Strategies Group, where she held various roles across the consulting and research groups.
In recognition of her leadership and contributions to the industry, Jess was named one of Pensions & Investments’ 2025 Influential Women in Institutional Investing. Following this recognition, Jess was selected to serve on the Advisory Board for Pensions & Investments’ 2026 Influential Women in Institutional Investing program, acting as an ambassador and helping guide the next generation of women leaders in institutional investing.
Jess is deeply committed to supporting nonprofit organizations and currently serves on the board of The Whitfield School. She is also on the endowment/investment committees of the Center for Creative Arts (COCA) of St. Louis and the Missouri Foundation for Health.
Jess holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri – St. Louis and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) charterholder. She is also a member of the TIFF Advisory Services (TAS) Board.
Lisa Matson joined TIFF in 2020 and serves as the Chief Legal Officer. She is responsible for the legal and compliance departments and corporate governance of TIFF’s corporate entities and affiliates, and the registered investment advisers and investment vehicles.
Prior to joining TIFF, Lisa was the General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and Senior Partner of Penn Capital Management Company, an asset management firm. She previously held senior roles with Lincoln Financial Group and The Vanguard Group. She began her legal career at the Philadelphia law firm of Stradley Ronon.
Lisa holds B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from Carleton College, and a J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she also serves on the Dean’s Council.
Kane Brenan has served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TIFF Investment Management since 2020. In this role, he leads the firm in fulfilling its mission to be the best OCIO to the nonprofit community. Building on TIFF’s three-decade legacy, he brings best practice to investment management and advisory to help clients achieve their individual investment and organizational objectives in an increasingly challenging landscape.
Prior to joining TIFF, Kane spent more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as Partner, Global Head and co-CIO of the Global Solutions Portfolio Group, working closely with large endowment and pension clients in an OCIO capacity. Prior to this role, Kane was a Managing Director, helping to manage Goldman’s secondary private equity investment platform. Previously, Kane was a corporate M&A lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Kane is also active in support of nonprofits outside of his work at TIFF, including serving on the boards of Beyond Celiac, Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation, and Holy Child School at Rosemont.
He earned his BA from Boston College and his JD/MBA from Georgetown University and currently holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. Kane is also a member of TIFF’s Investment Committee and the TIFF Advisory Services (TAS) Board.
Check the background of this investment professional on FINRA’s BrokerCheck. By clicking this link, you will leave the TIFF website and go to FINRA’s BrokerCheck website.