Global Thought Leaders, Contributing to the Education and Mission of the Institute
The Fellows Program is chaired by two senior fellows. Fellows are reviewed by the Institute Center Board(s), AIF Institute Fellows and Co-Chairs, and AIF Leadership.
Senior AIF Institute Fellow Co-Chairs
Ash Williams
Executive Director and CIO, Retired
Florida State Board of Administration
Vice Chair
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Sharmila Kassam
Former Deputy CIO
Employees' Retirement System of Texas
AIF Institute Fellows
Center for Private Capital Investing
Ash Williams
Executive Director and CIO, Retired
Florida State Board of Administration
Vice Chair
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Center for Private Capital Investing
Paul Murray
Former Interim Head of Alternatives and Director, Portfolio Strategy
Future Fund
Former Head of Portfolio Management
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC)
Center for Private Capital Investing
Andrew Sawyer
Former CIO
Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Center for Private Capital Investing
Larry Schloss
Former CIO
New York City Retirement System
Center for Private Capital Investing
Ford Scudder
Former State Treasurer
State of New Jersey
Center for Private Capital Investing
Tom Tull
Former CIO
Employees’ Retirement
System of Texas
Center for Private Capital Investing
John Chiang
Former State Treasurer and two term State Controller
State of California
Center for Insurance Investing
Sheryl Schwartz
CIO
ALTI Financial
Former Managing Director, Alternative Investments
TIAA-CREF
Center for Insurance Investing
Ferdinand Seibert
Former Managing Director and Head of Private Equity
Zurich Insurance Group
Center for Insurance Investing
Edward Toy
Investment Specialist, Practice Lead-Investments
Risk & Regulatory Consulting
Center for Insurance Investing
Amnon Levy
CEO
Bridgeway Analytics
Center for Financial Innovation
John D'Agostino
Senior Advisor
Coinbase
Adjunct Lecturer
INSEAD, MIT, and Columbia University
Center for Sustainable Investing
Marianne Dwight
Former General Counsel and Investment Committee Member
Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
Center for Sustainable Investing
Sharmila Kassam
Former Deputy CIO
Employees' Retirement System of Texas
