Andy Ward

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

Matt Auxier, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity

Prakhar Bansal, CFA

Prakhar Bansal, CFA

Assistant Vice President, Managing Director of Strategy

 

 

Dan Boduch, CFA

Dan Boduch, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Equity

Michael Cameron, CFA, CIPM

Michael Cameron, CFA, CIPM

Risk Manager

Kate Carder

Kate Carder

Assistant Vice President, Managing Director of Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Qixin Chen

Qixin Chen

Senior Analyst, Investment Operations

John Denny

John Denny

Executive Assistant

Anne Fleck

Anne Fleck

Senior Administrator, Legal and Operational Risk

Matt Hill

Matt Hill

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity

 

 

Paige Hinchey

Paige Hinchey

Investment Analyst, Public Growth Assets

Andrew James, CFA

Andrew James, CFA

Assistant Vice President and Managing Director, Public Growth Assets

Kristin Kostrzewa

Kristin Kostrzewa

Associate Portfolio Manager, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Lawrence Lau

Lawrence Lau

Investment Analyst, Risk

Jinny Lee, CFA

Jinny Lee, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Equity

Maya MacKeigan-Moore

Maya MacKeigan-Moore

Investment Analyst, Private Equity

Loryn J. Mischke

Loryn J. Mischke

Assistant Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Managing Director of Operations

Ally Neumann

Ally Neumann

Investment Analyst, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Emily Patel, CIPM®

Emily Patel, CIPM®

Senior Manager of Investment Operations

Alex Reed, CFA, CAIA

Alex Reed, CFA, CAIA

Senior Portfolio Manager, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Christopher Rosemeyer, CFA

Christopher Rosemeyer, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, Public Growth Assets

 

 

Elisabeth Roth, CFA

Elisabeth Roth, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, Inflation Sensitive and Diversifying

Joanna Rupp, CFA

Joanna Rupp, CFA

Assistant Vice President, Managing Director of Private Equity

Zayn Saifullah

Zayn Saifullah

Analyst, Investment Operations

Jason Sensat, CFA

Jason Sensat, CFA

Manager of Technology

Jingwen Tang

Jingwen Tang

Senior Portfolio Manager, Strategy

David Warn

David Warn

Assistant Vice President & Chief Risk Officer

Kieran Wurl

Kieran Wurl

Investment Analyst, Strategy