The AIF Institute Names Sharmila Kassam as Executive Director Former Deputy CIO of Texas ERS will lead the AIF Institute’s Centers of Excellence launch in 2021 January 14, 2021 AIF Global announced today at its 2021 Annual Investors’ Meeting the appointment of Sharmila (Shar) Kassam as the Executive Director of the AIF Institute—the educational resource … Read more
Featuring the Most Prominent Women of Institutional Investing AIF features many of the most prominent women in the world of institutional investing in its forums, educational programs and activities. AIF holds a Women Investors’ Session at each of its forums and a dedicated Women Investors’ Forum in New York City every Fall. Women Investors’ Leadership … Read more
AIF’s content and membership are determined by AIF’s Advisory Board, which consists of more than 100 of the world’s most influential investment thought leaders. The Board has been chaired by Harvard Business School Professor of Investment Banking Josh Lerner since its creation in 2009. AIF Advisory Board Chair Josh Lerner, Ph.D. Jacob H. Schiff Professor … Read more
Executive Leadership Brant Maller Founder and CEO, AIF Global and the AIF Institute Brant Maller founded AIF after having served on committees overseeing the U.S.’s three largest pension plans’ investments programs and as an officer of one of the world’s largest family offices. That service enabled him to see the need for a neutral forum … Read more
Our Mission 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. Our Approach AIF’s target audience is the universe of chief and senior investment officers and board … Read more