Author: Amy Paterson

Lisa Matson joined TIFF in 2020 and serves as the Chief Legal Officer. She is responsible for the legal and compliance departments and corporate governance of TIFF’s corporate entities and affiliates, and the registered investment advisers and investment vehicles.

Prior to joining TIFF, Lisa was the General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and Senior Partner of Penn Capital Management Company, an asset management firm. She previously held senior roles with Lincoln Financial Group and The Vanguard Group. She began her legal career at the Philadelphia law firm of Stradley Ronon.

Lisa holds B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from Carleton College, and a J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she also serves on the Dean’s Council.

Kathryn Koch is President and Chief Executive Officer of TCW and serves as a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, she is responsible for the strategic direction and overall day-to-day management of the Firm. Prior to joining TCW in 2023, Ms. Koch spent 20 years with Goldman Sachs in the Asset Management Division (AMD), where she was a Partner and most recently served as Chief Investment Officer of the $300 billion Public Equity business and as a member of the AMD executive committee. Previously, she was based in London for 10 years where she held several leadership roles including Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions business internationally.

Ms. Koch currently serves as a board member for The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF), The Investment Company Institute (ICI), the Toigo Foundation and The Spence School. She also serves as a Co-Chair of the University of Notre Dame Wall Street Leadership Committee and the advisory board of the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI). Ms. Koch was named a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum.

Ms. Koch earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Literature at the University of Notre Dame.

As CEO, Robert provides leadership for all aspects of UVIMCO’s operations and serves as UVIMCO’s primary representative to the University, related foundations, and the public. As CIO, Robert is responsible for the investment management of UVIMCO’s Long Term Pool, overseeing the asset allocation, portfolio management, risk management, and manager selection activities of the investment staff.

Prior to joining UVIMCO, Robert served as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, where he oversaw the hospital’s Foundation and other investment assets, totaling approximately $3 billion. Robert was previously the Managing Director of Private Investments at Morgan Creek Capital Management, and directed $4.5 billion of private investments across private equity, energy and natural resources, and real estate. He has also worked with Legg Mason/Western Asset Management, Ritchie Capital Management, and Merrill Lynch’s Middle Market M&A group.

Robert received a B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Princeton University, and an M.B.A. in finance and entrepreneurship, with honors, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Robert is a CFA charterholder.

Chris Montani joined TIFF in 2020 and serves as a software engineer. His primary focus is creating new software to help increase productivity across all areas of the organization while maintaining our current systems.

Prior to joining TIFF Chris worked for four years as a .NET / Front End Developer at an inventory management company that aided the automotive industry.