
Andy Ward
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Welcome from our CIO
Welcome to the website for the University of Chicago’s Office of Investments.
Guided by the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees, our office diligently manages the University’s endowment to safeguard and grow its assets in support of the institution’s mission of inquiry and academic excellence.
Distinguished from conventional investment firms, our sole focus is on serving the University and its affiliates. Committed to our fiduciary responsibility, our investment professionals recognize the profound impact of higher education, investing in the University’s future and its global influence.
The University of Chicago’s endowment pool is one of the 20 largest private university endowments in the United States. We actively seek out new investment opportunities across our four asset class teams: Private Equity; Public Growth Assets; Inflation-Sensitive and Diversifying; and Defensive. The Operations, Risk, and Strategy teams embrace innovation and continually enhance our data resources, modeling, processes, and research.
We invite you to explore our team’s endeavors and encourage you to reach out if you are interested in collaborating with our office. Thank you.
Our Team

Matt Auxier, CFA
Director, Private Equity

Prakhar Bansal, CFA
Assistant Vice President, Managing Director of Strategy

Dan Boduch, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Private Equity

Michael Cameron, CFA, CIPM
Risk Manager

Kate Carder
Assistant Vice President, Managing Director of Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Qixin Chen
Senior Analyst, Investment Operations

John Denny
Executive Assistant

Anne Fleck
Senior Administrator, Legal and Operational Risk

Grace Gorman
Senior Analyst, Private Equity

Matt Hill
Director, Private Equity

Paige Hinchey
Investment Analyst, Public Growth Assets

Andrew James, CFA
Assistant Vice President and Managing Director, Public Growth Assets

Kristin Kostrzewa
Associate Portfolio Manager, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Lawrence Lau
Investment Analyst, Risk

Maya MacKeigan-Moore
Investment Analyst, Private Equity

Loryn J. Mischke
Assistant Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Managing Director of Operations

Dani Nguyen
Analyst, Investment Operations

Emily Patel, CIPM®
Senior Manager of Investment Operations

Alex Reed, CFA, CAIA
Senior Portfolio Manager, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Claudia Reynolds
Investment Analyst, Strategy

Christopher Rosemeyer, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager, Public Growth Assets

Elisabeth Roth, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Joanna Rupp, CFA
Assistant Vice President, Managing Director of Private Equity

Zayn Saifullah
Senior Analyst, Investment Operations

Jason Sensat, CFA
Manager of Technology

Jingwen Tang
Senior Portfolio Manager, Strategy

Nick Van Zoeren
Investments IT Administrator

David Warn
Assistant Vice President & Chief Risk Officer

Kieran Wurl
Investment Analyst, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying