AIF Asian Investors' Forum

June 28–29 | Hybrid | Seoul

Two days of in-person programming in Seoul, Korea.
Connecting institutional asset owners globally.

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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

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.

AIF Institute Announces the Addition of Former Oklahoma Deputy State Treasurer Andrew Messer as its Executive Director

Messer instrumental in supporting the creation of the National Institute of Public Finance

AIF Institute President Melissa Waller said, “We are thrilled and honored to have Andrew Messer join AIF senior leadership as the Executive Director of the AIF Institute.

Andrew has the perfect background and skill set to help institutional asset owners employ academic research and industry thought leadership to make best use of alternative investments such as private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and other diversifiers in their portfolios.”

AIF Institute Announces the Launch of its Center for Private Capital Investing

AIF launches its fourth Center of Excellence at its 2023 Annual Investors' Meeting

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.”

AIF Advisory Boards

AIF’s content and membership are determined by AIF’s five advisory boards, which consist of more than 100 of the world’s most influential investment thought leaders.

AIF Advisory Board Chair

Josh Lerner

Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking
Harvard Business School

Investor Board Co-Chair

TJ Carlson

CIO
Missouri State Employees' Retirement System

Investor Board Co-Chair

Elena Manola-Bonthond

CIO
CERN Pension Fund
Andrew Palmer

Investor Board Co-Chair

Andrew Palmer

CIO
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Sue Crotty

Consultant Board Co-Chair

Sue Crotty

Senior Vice President and CIO
Segal Marco Advisors
Pete Keliuotis

Consultant Board Chair

Pete Keliuotis

Executive Vice President and Head of Alternatives Consulting
Callan
Josh Lerner

Academic Board Chair

Josh Lerner

Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking
Harvard Business School

Insurance Board Co-Chair

Edward Lewis

Senior Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments
Cigna Investment Management
Martha Leiper

Insurance Board Co-Chair

Martha Leiper

Executive Vice President and CIO
Unum
Ken Frier

Trustee Board Co-Chair

Ken Frier

Member, Board of Trustees, Investment Advisory Group
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

Trustee Board Co-Chair

J. David Heller

Trustee
Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund