Tom Cooper joined TIFF in 2022 and serves as a Senior Fund Accountant. His primary focus is accounting and financial reporting for TIFF’s mutual fund and alternative investments.
Prior to joining TIFF, Mr. Cooper was employed by Grant Thornton LLP, where he provided audit services for financial services and nonprofit clients.
He holds a BS degree in Accounting and Business Intelligence & Analytics from Saint Joseph’s University.
Zhe Shen, TIFF’s Co-Portfolio Manager – Diversifying Strategies, is cited in the November 30, 2022 issue of FundFire. Zhe discusses hedge funds and their performance in 2022, and his outlooks heading into 2023.
Read the full article: Investors ‘Holding Steady’ on Hedge Funds Despite Spotty Performance
Jay Willoughby, TIFF’s CIO, is cited in the November 22, 2022 issue of The Wall Street Journal. Jay discussed market volatility, home prices, and the Fed’s efforts to cool inflation.
Read the full article: Stocks Finish Higher in Quiet Session
TIFF Investment Management Appoints Carolyn Patton, CFA as Head of Private Market Client Solutions
Radnor, PA—November 16, 2022 — TIFF Investment Management (“TIFF”), an asset management firm dedicated to delivering comprehensive OCIO services to endowments, foundations, and other charitable organizations, today announced that it has hired Carolyn Patton, CFA as Head of Private Market Client Solutions. Based in TIFF’s Radnor, Pennsylvania headquarters, Ms. Patton will work alongside the investment team optimizing the role of Private Market investments in member portfolios, conducting a holistic analysis of TIFF’s Private Markets solutions, and developing implementation strategy, including portfolio customization.
Ms. Patton joins TIFF in this newly created role from Sustainable Growth Advisers, where she spent nearly three years as Director of Business Development. In addition to working with boutique organizations throughout her 25+ year career, Ms. Patton previously worked in senior strategy and distribution roles at some of the leading investment management firms in the industry including Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Janus Capital Group, Turner Investments, and Deutsche Asset Management.
“TIFF is a mission-based organization that works alongside our nonprofit members to help them meet their investment needs,” said Ms. Patton. “I am proud to join a team of talented professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional investment counsel to enable charitable organizations, endowments, and foundations to fulfill their missions.”
“In today’s dynamic financial markets, it’s incredibly important to understand our members’ investment goals,” said Brendon Parry, Head of Private Markets at TIFF. “Carolyn brings a deep strategic background to the team. Her extensive institutional experience will be immensely beneficial to TIFF members considering customized approaches to their Private Markets programs.
“TIFF was founded with the goal of allowing smaller nonprofits access to the same investment strategies and premier managers as their larger and better-resourced peers. Our Private Markets offering is differentiated by a targeted and nimble approach, focused on access to exceptional managers and investing in the lower end of the market, both of which we believe are key components for generating alpha,” said Kane Brenan, CEO of TIFF. “Carolyn brings to our team years of institutional client solutions experience. Her expertise will allow us to continue to provide, in our view, best-in-class Private Markets advice and solutions to our members.”
About TIFF Investment Management
TIFF is an asset management firm dedicated to delivering comprehensive outsourced CIO (OCIO) and private equity investment solutions to primarily endowments, foundations, and other charitable organizations. Our primary objective is to enhance investment returns for our members while also optimizing their costs and reducing their administrative burden.
For over 30 years, TIFF has strived to be the nonprofit community’s most trusted investment partner. We specialize in providing investment solutions that help our members fulfill their mission and achieve their financial goals. We offer two primary solutions for our members – comprehensive advisory solutions, and more specialized asset class specific solutions.
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Carolyn Patton, CFA joined TIFF in 2022 and serves as Managing Director, Head of Private Market Client Solutions. She has worked with institutional clients and consultants over her 25+ year career, managing relationships across the globe.
Prior to joining TIFF, Carolyn represented boutique firm, Sustainable Growth Advisers, based in Connecticut. She has worked at some of the leading investment management firms in the industry including Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Janus Capital Group, Turner Investments, and Deutsche Asset Management, in senior strategy and distribution roles. Carolyn has lived and worked in London, England, Denver, Colorado, and currently resides in Radnor, PA. Carolyn served as President of the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE) where, in partnership with the TOIGO Foundation, she helped spearhead the creation of the AIMSE Scholarship program to promote diversity and inclusion within the asset management industry. She brings a broad perspective of investment markets and an understanding of the differing needs of institutional clients.
Carolyn is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The University of Virginia.
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