The AIF Institute is pleased to announce its Fellows Program, which features global thought leaders in their respective industries as subject matter experts to contribute to the education and mission of the Institute and the respective Centers of Excellence. 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
Former Investor Board Chair
AIF Global
Sharmila Kassam
Head of Nasdaq Asset Owners Solutions
Former Deputy CIO
Employees Retirement System of Texas
AIF Institute Fellows
Center for ESG and Sustainable Investing
Marianne Dwight
Director of Institutional Investor Services
Strategic Insight Group
Former General Counsel and Investment Committee Member
Texas Treasury Safekeeping Company
Center for Financial Innovation
John D'Agostino
Senior Advisor
Coinbase
Adjunct Lecturer
INSEAD, MIT, and Columbia University
Center for Insurance Investing
Ferdinand Seibert
Executive Director
Zurich Insurance Group
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
Sheryl Schwartz
CIO
Alti Financial
Former Managing Director, Alternative Investments
TIAA-CREF
Center for Insurance Investing
Edward Toy
Investment Specialist, Practice Lead—Investments
Risk & Regulatory Consulting
Former Senior Technical Policy Advisor
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
Center for Private Capital Investing
Tom Tull
Former CIO
Employees’ Retirement
System of Texas
