Karen Karniol-Tambour is Co-CIO at Bridgewater Associates, which is one of the world’s largest hedge funds. Drawing from her 18-year career at the firm, she offers valuable insights into her professional journey, Bridgewater's current market outlook, and strategies for effective portfolio construction.
Michael is the Founder of Cendana Capital, a San Francisco-based firm that invests in very early-stage venture capital funds globally. Kelli Fontaine joined the firm 6 years ago and is a Partner. Cendana was launched in 2010 and has over $2B in assets (as of 3/31/24). Michael and Kelli provide insights into the world of VC and seed investing, why they prefer smaller funds and how they select managers.
Jacob is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Glynn Capital Management, which invests in private and public technology growth companies. The firm was founded 50 years ago and Jacob has been right at the forefront, witnessing AI innovation up close and regularly interfacing with pioneers from top private and public technology companies. With this uniquely insightful vantage point and a talent for simplifying complexity, Jacob summarizes artificial intelligence into easily understandable explanations.
Rob is Founder and Chairman of Research Affiliates ($147B in assets as of 3/31/24*), which he launched in 2002. Rob shares insights into quant investing, the outlook for various asset classes, mean reversion, rebalancing alpha, asymmetric risks and much more. *Source: Research Affiliates
Steve is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cliffwater, an investment advisory firm specializing in alternative investments with $78B in AUM (as of 3/31/24). He also manages two private debt funds with combined assets of $23B (as of 3/31/24). Steve shares insights into the history and future prospects of the private debt market.
Martín Escobari is Co-President, Head of Global Growth Equity and Chairman of the Investment Committee at General Atlantic. GA is a leading growth equity firm that manages $84B (as of 3/31/24) and has been one of the pioneers of growth equity since its founding in 1980. Martín covers a wide range of topics including his philosophy, entrepreneurship and the outlook for growth equity.
Melissa is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Asia Alternatives, which manages over $15B (as of 3/31/24) and focuses on private equity in Asia. Melissa shares insights into China and India and discusses investing in private markets in these two large markets.
Jim (Founder and Chairman), Bobby (CEO), and Danny (President) of JRK discuss multifamily and hotel investing. JRK has owned and operated over $9 billion in assets since its launch in 1991. They share insights into the investing landscape, their unique approach, and their outlook.
