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Investment Office

Managing the endowment for ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s future.

Photo credit: Matthew Lester

The Investment Office carries out ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s investment strategy and facilitates the daily operations associated with managing the endowment, which is the financial keystone of the institution.

Investment earnings from ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s endowment provide essential support for such things as student scholarships, professorships, faculty research, and building maintenance. The endowment grows over time in two ways: through gifts to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï from generous alumni and friends, and through increases in the market value of the pooled investments.

Video series: Understanding the Endowment

Understanding the Endowment

We get questions about ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s endowment on a regular basis. To help answer the most common of these questions, we’ve created the following video FAQ. We hope this series is helpful in explaining a bit more about ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s approach to endowment management.

What is an endowment and why does ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï have one?

Are there restrictions on how ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s endowment is used?

Who is responsible for managing and investing ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s endowment? Who controls the endowment?

What is ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s approach to endowment management, and how successful has that approach been?

How much does ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï spend from the endowment each year, and how is that amount determined?

What role do ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s values play in how the endowment is invested? How does ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s investment approach impact climate change? Does ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï invest in fossil fuels?

What are the internal and external expenses associated with managing the endowment?