E177:How a Small Endowment Invests like Harvard w/Rip Reeves

Highlights:

• Why LSU’s endowment chose the OCIO model with Cambridge Associates
• Rip’s view on optimal allocation for endowments — and why 40/30/30 isn't as rigid as it looks
• The surprising importance of culture and hallway conversations when vetting asset managers
• How Institutional Investor uses experiential events (like raft races) to build real trust
• Rip’s perspective on how the public vs. private market divide is blurring — and what that means for allocators
• Why fixed income is “back” for the first time since the GFC
• The hidden value of his wife Susie’s honest feedback in his investment thinking
• The one thing GPs should never do at an Institutional Investor event

-- Guest Bio: Rip Reeves is the CEO of Institutional Investor, a leading global platform serving allocators, asset managers, and consultants through content, community, and convenings. Before joining II in 2023, he spent over 11 years as CIO and Treasurer of AEGIS Insurance Services. Prior to that, Rip was Global CIO of Argo Group and held senior roles at BNY Mellon Asset Management, J.P. Morgan Investment Management, and Salomon Brothers.

Rip serves on the LSU Foundation Board, teaches finance at LSU, and is an advisor to Northern Trust Asset Management and Preferred Mutual. A Louisiana native, he holds a B.S. in Marketing and an MBA from Louisiana State University.

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