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Entering our third decade of Excellence in 2026
Fostering the exchange of best ideas, best practices,
and best information among the world's largest asset owners
to help them achieve their investment objectives
National Institute of Public Finance
Celebrating 10 years in partnership with the AIF Institute
AIF's Advisory Board Shapes Its Content and Membership
Josh Lerner, Ph.D., Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School
AIF Advisory Board Chair
AIF”s Advisory Board consists of over 200 of the world’s most influential investment thought leaders. Since its creation in 2009, the Board has been chaired by Josh Lerner, Ph.D., Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School.
It consists of six sub-Boards: Investor, Consultant, Academic, Trustee, Insurance, and Private Wealth.
This Week
2026 AIF UK and European Investors' Symposium
Featuring the 2026 AIF Institute Sustainable Investing Symposium
November 12 | London
The Symposium focuses on asset allocation and managing portfolio risk. The morning is given to the inaugural Sustainable Investing Center programme; the afternoon turns to private markets and broader asset-class allocation.
Regulatory activity is heating up in the insurance industry in advance of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners fall meetings. Early proposals are...
New York, New York / October 19, 2026 – Private credit has become an insurance industry megatrend at the exact moment that private credit as an asset class...
NEW YORK / September 25, 2026 – Most people in leadership roles right now probably wish they were living in precedented times...
NEW YORK / September 8, 2026 / — Allocators remain interested in private credit but are asking more questions and taking a more disciplined approach to the asset class...
NEW YORK / May 8, 2026 / — The AIF Institute, the educational arm of AIF Global, announced today the formation of its Private Wealth Advisory...
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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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