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Three Court’s Arthur Kavalis co-founded his firm almost directly after being fired from his previous position, but the preparation for that formative moment began much earlier.
Jason Mackey has been a founder for most of his professional life, including his first company from his dorm at Northeastern University.
“I hope my example encourages people to be authentic, but don’t forget to do your job well. I happen to believe, for me, that being authentic allows me to do my job incredibly well,” Ohmer tells EMM.
While growing up in New Haven, newly-elected Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell didn’t really see himself reflected in his community or government.
From it’s beginnings 20 years ago as a startup conference run by Renae Griffin to today’s version under GCM Grosvenor, Consortium has brought over 6,500 attendees together to further the emerging and diverse asset manager community.
The Milken Institute launched its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Strategic Initiative and Fellowship Program on Feb. 17.
By now, most know that less than 2% of the U.S.-based investment management industry’s $82 trillion in assets is handled by diverse managers. Maybe less know that historically Black college and university endowments make up an even smaller percentage of higher education endowments nationally.
Succession can be a difficult road for many investment management firms and when that succession includes replacing the firm’s co-founder – who is also your father – that responsibility can be overwhelming.
During the peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it felt as though events like in-person conferences would never return to normal.
