AIF is an independent economic think tank focusing on institutional investment policy

Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence in 2025

Fostering the exchange of best ideas, best practices,
and best information among institutional asset owners globally
to help them achieve their investment objectives

2025 National Institute of Public Finance

Celebrating 10 years in partnership with the AIF Institute
July 20–23 | Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

Academic and CIO panel at the 2020 AIF Annual Investors' Meeting

Fostering the best ideas, best practices, and best information

among institutional investors globally

to help them achieve their investment objectives

Melissa Waller speaking at AIF Financial Innovation Symposium

Discover the AIF Institute Centers of Excellence

Resources for institutional investors’ investment programs
and portfolios facing unique and evolving challenges in the markets
and macro environment

AIF is an independent economic think tank focusing on institutional investment policy. Its mission is to foster the exchange of best ideas, practices and information among institutional asset owners globally to help them achieve their investment objectives.

Upcoming AIF Forums and Symposia

Register via the AIF Investor Portal or request registration below

Bringing together the world's most respected public finance leaders for an intense financial curriculum​

Join us for the 2025 National Institute of Public Finance

In Collaboration with the AIF Institute

July 20–23 | Graziadio Business School | Malibu, CA​
Justin Muzinich
Keynote Fireside Chat
Former United States Deputy Secretary
of the Treasury (2018–2021)
CEO, Muzinich and Co.
Justin Muzinich

Program aims to integrate the Future Leaders into the AIF Global asset-owner community and have them prepare to serve as the AIF Investor Board leaders of the future

2023 AIF Insurance Investors' Forum

Including the 2023 AIF Institute Insurance Investing Symposium

June 6–7 | New York City

This two-day program is geared toward institutional investment professionals deploying the capital of insurance companies globally.  Engage with peer insurance company investors and subject matter experts and discuss cutting-edge investment and regulatory issues.

The AIF Institute Center for Insurance Investing Symposium on June 6 will be dedicated to addressing topics focused on the work by the Center.  On June 7AIF Global will host the 2023 AIF Insurance Investors’ Forum, which will be dedicated to asset class investment sessions held in a roundtable discussion format among subject matter expert investors, consultants, and managers in private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure investing.  There will also be breakout group discussions on insurance investing trends as reflected in two leading industry surveys/reports.

AIF Announces Future Leaders Board and Members

Program aims to integrate the Future Leaders into the AIF Global asset-owner community and have them prepare to serve as the AIF Investor Board leaders of the future

AIF launched an initiative that was recommended by its Boards: the AIF Future Leaders (AIFFL) Program.

Since that launch, AIF has identified exceptional individuals at the largest institutional asset owners across geographies (six continents are represented in the AIFFL membership), investor types and demographics to participate in the AIFFL Program as Future Leaders.

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AIF Institute Launches Investor Portal

AIF Institute Library research and content are available to institutional investors free of charge

The AIF Institute and Centers of Excellence create customized educational programs and presentations, in collaboration with AIF Institute Faculty Members comprised of industry leaders—global investors and leading investment firms—and complemented by the AIF Academic Board.  The AIF Institute Library features content, research, and academic and investor session recordings from the AIF Institute and its Centers of Excellence.

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If you are an institutional investor and would like access to the AIF Institute Library, please contact us.

AIF Institute to Hold Third-Annual Private Capital Investing Symposium

October 29–30, 2025 | New York City

AIF Founder and CEO Brant Maller described the new Center, “Of the AIF Institute’s four Centers of Excellence, the one that aligns most perfectly with AIF’s focus on the best use of alternative investments in institutional portfolios is the Center for Private Capital Investing.

The Center will enable the AIF Institute to drill deeper in its study of alternative investments and to serve as a continuous, real-time resource to the world’s largest institutional asset owners.”

Inaugural AIF Asian Investors' Forum features Keynote fireside chat between 76th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) CEO Heenam Choi

The three-day agenda was also highlighted by a keynote fireside chat between 76th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Managing Partner of Lindsay Goldberg Jack Lew and Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) CEO and Former Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Heenam Choi. 

The two thought leaders expressed cautious optimism for the global markets and provided keen insights on fundamental economic recovery, reflecting on the interconnectivity between the U.S. and Asian economies.

Discover the AIF Institute Centers of Excellence

Center for Private Capital Investing

The PCI Center is the perfect complement to AIF’s traditional, roundtable asset class discussions...

Center for Insurance Investing

The CII works with the major stakeholders in the insurance investor community to review best practices...

Center for Sustainable Investing

Aligned with the AIF Institute’s mission, the Sustainable Investing Center cultivates leading academic research, along with thought leadership...

Center for Financial Innovation

The CFI is devoted to the study of new and evolving investment tools, ideas and structures...