Tyler Mantel has seen the opportunity to bring capital to companies in Indiana and the Midwest. Having previously led early-stage investing as director of ventures at the Purdue Research Foundation, he has seen the gap in the market as businesses prepare to scale.
In the fall I was lucky enough to become the co-chair of the New America Alliance Institute, a nonprofit focusing on creating internship opportunities in the financial industry for Hispanic students.
More honorees in the 2026 Power100 list produced by Blueprint Capital Advisors have been announced.
In March, Florida’s attorney general called on the National Football League to get rid of the Rooney Rule. The reason I bring this up is because the concept of the Rooney Rule is often referenced when discussing the inclusion of diverse investment firms in manager searches.
The honorees in the 2026 Power100 list produced by Blueprint Capital Advisors have begun to be announced.
Emerging Manager Week descended on New York last month, bringing diverse and emerging managers, plan sponsors, consultants, funds-of-funds and others together.
Twenty years ago we launched Emerging Manager Monthly with the stated goal of bringing emerging managers onto the front page. That focus continues to this day.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Employees Retirement System of Texas will host their annual virtual emerging manager event on Feb. 10. The event will feature allocator/manager meetings that this year are being scheduled using an algorithm designed to match interests.
The plan is looking to allocate up to $250 million to emerging managers.
Boutique asset managers continue to offer outperformance opportunities where index concentration is not as persistent, new research from Xponance shows.
Our annual feature on the diversity pipeline into the finance industry.