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DEI Thought Leader: Kirk Sims, CFA, Head of Emerging Manager Program, Teachers Retirement System of Texas

12 Dec 2022 •
Institutional Investor
Opportunity Rising Institutional Investor’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roundtable in Chicago recognized 12 industry leaders for their commitment to and leadership in diversity initiatives. Here are some excerpts from our conversation with Kirk Sims.

DEI Thought Leader: Jose Gonzalez, Senior Investment Officer - Diverse & Emerging Managers, Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois

8 Dec 2022 •
Institutional Investor
Being an Agent of ChangeInstitutional Investor at the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roundtable in Chicago recognized 12 industry leaders from the institutional investment work for their leadership in diversity.

DEI Thought Leader: Venus Phillips, Managing Director, Kresge Foundation

14 Nov 2022 •
Institutional Investor
Helping Build That PipelineInstitutional Investor at the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roundtable in Chicago recognized 12 industry leaders for their work and commitme

Erika Tikka, Head, External Fixed Income, Keva: Building Trust with Authenticity

9 Dec 2021 •
Erika Tikka
Building Trust with Authenticity Erika Tikka, the Head of External Fixed Income at Keva is a study in self-exploration, and some geographic exploration as well.

Sonali Dalal, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, The Pennsylvania State University: The Long-Term Investor at Penn State

3 Nov 2021 •
Sonali Dalal
The Long-Term Investor at Penn State Sonali Dalal is the Deputy CIO of Penn State University, which ranks amongst the 30 largest Colleges and Universities in the United States.

Liza McDonald, Head of Responsible Investment, Aware Super

30 Sep 2021 •
Liza McDonald
Doing Well by Her Members Liza McDonald, the Head of Responsible Investments at Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, which serves more than one million members.

Laura Hill, Vice President, Alternative Investments, Advocate Aurora Health: Pursuing multiple ways to win

26 Aug 2021 •
Laura Hill
Pursuing multiple ways to win Laura Hill changed the course of her career following one detour through a college job fair tent: Though she once thought she would spend “a few years” as a financial analyst then go to medical school, she abandoned the idea of me

Miyuki Zeniya, Head of Sustainable Finance, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited: Putting Things in Perspective

18 Aug 2021 •
Miyuki Zeniya
Putting Things in Perspective Miyuki Zeniya, who oversees sustainable finance at The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company in Japan, is a long-term thinker.

Dana Johns, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System: The Art of the Private Equity Deal

9 Aug 2021 •
Dana Johns
The Art of the Private Equity Deal Dana Johns’s early career aspirations were focused on curating contemporary art exhibitions, but in a wonderfully circuitous route her post undergraduate work experiences and education wound their