Key Takeaways
- • The Commonfund Institute has named Liz LaPolt Clark, currently vice president for policy and research at NACUBO, as its next executive director.
- • Clark will oversee the Institute's research, thought leadership and educational initiatives.
- • The appointment moves a senior higher-education finance policy leader from NACUBO into a role focused on research and education for institutional investors.
Summary
The Commonfund Institute has named Liz LaPolt Clark as its next executive director, according to a report from Financial Investment News. Clark currently serves as vice president for policy and research at the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the higher-education association focused on financial and administrative management.
In the new role, Clark will oversee the Institute's research, thought leadership and educational initiatives. The Commonfund Institute is the educational arm associated with Commonfund, the institutional investment manager that serves endowments, foundations and other nonprofit institutions. The article's publisher summary does not disclose a start date, compensation or the name of the executive director being succeeded.
The appointment is a leadership move rather than a fund launch or capital event. For allocators and managers serving the nonprofit and endowment community, it signals a shift in the Institute's emphasis toward policy, research and education, areas closely tied to NACUBO's work on college and university financial management.
In the new role, Clark will oversee the Institute's research, thought leadership and educational initiatives. The Commonfund Institute is the educational arm associated with Commonfund, the institutional investment manager that serves endowments, foundations and other nonprofit institutions. The article's publisher summary does not disclose a start date, compensation or the name of the executive director being succeeded.
The appointment is a leadership move rather than a fund launch or capital event. For allocators and managers serving the nonprofit and endowment community, it signals a shift in the Institute's emphasis toward policy, research and education, areas closely tied to NACUBO's work on college and university financial management.
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