Mission
Â鶹¹ÙÍø challenges the curious and passionate to deliver work that matters. To paraphrase founder Andrew Carnegie, “Our hearts are in the work.” Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Investment Office manages the university’s long-term financial resources, work that matters to provide financial support in perpetuity for the university’s research and education mission. Through disciplined investment process, we strive to maximize long-term expected returns for the investment portfolio within acceptable levels of risk.
Financial Stewardship
Â鶹¹ÙÍø's long-term financial resources comprise a diversified portfolio invested globally across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, natural resources, public equity and fixed income. Â鶹¹ÙÍø works with some of the very best investment managers in the world to protect and grow these investments.
Senior Team
Endowment
Gifts to Â鶹¹ÙÍø serve as key contributors to achieving the university's mission. Endowed funds (or collectively, the endowment) provide a permanent source of financial and operational stability, helping university leadership perpetuate Â鶹¹ÙÍø's academic and research excellence in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive world. Thanks to the generosity of donors (alumni and other supporters), and careful stewardship by the Investment Office, the university's endowment and other long-term financial assets have generated a steady and growing stream of cash flow to fund a material portion of the university’s operating costs and currently exceed $4 billion in value. Enduring generosity of alumni and friends and an investment program focused on compounding net returns for the long term, should continue to increase the value of Â鶹¹ÙÍø's endowment over time, providing ongoing support for the university's operating needs while preserving purchasing power to support future generations of students and faculty.