Key Takeaways
- • Georgetown University named Kristin Agatone as its new Chief Investment Officer, overseeing its $3.7 billion endowment, effective September 15, according to the university.
- • Agatone is currently CIO of Lehigh University's $2.2 billion endowment, a role she has held since 2016, during which the Lehigh endowment nearly doubled its assets under management, per a news release.
- • She succeeds Michael Barry, who served as Georgetown's CIO from 2011 until February, when he became CIO of the Johns Hopkins University Endowment.
- • Chris Gill, a managing director at the Georgetown endowment, is currently serving as interim CIO.
- • Agatone's last day at Lehigh is July 31, per Lehigh president Joseph Helble.
Summary
Georgetown University has named Kristin Agatone as its new Chief Investment Officer, according to the university. Agatone will take over the institution's $3.7 billion endowment effective September 15, succeeding Michael Barry, who led the office from 2011 until February 2025, when he took the CIO role at the Johns Hopkins University Endowment. Chris Gill, a managing director at the Georgetown endowment, is currently serving as interim CIO.
In the role, Agatone will oversee the university's investment office and endowment, and will manage investment policy, asset allocation, board communications and investment reporting, according to Georgetown. David Green, Georgetown's chief operating officer, said in a statement that her experience in finance in both higher education and the private sector would be "invaluable as Georgetown grows and pushes forward in its mission."
Agatone has been CIO of Lehigh University's $2.2 billion endowment since 2016. According to a news release, the Lehigh endowment nearly doubled its assets under management during her tenure. Lehigh president Joseph Helble told faculty and staff that her last day at Lehigh will be July 31, and thanked her for her service.
Agatone's prior experience includes roles as managing director at outsourced CIO provider Summit Rock Advisors, vice president at the Harvard Management Company, and an early career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, followed by work at private equity firm TPG. She holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she interned with the Harvard Management Company and developed an interest in endowment investing. In a statement, she cited Georgetown's values, reputation and mission to improve students' lives through education.
In the role, Agatone will oversee the university's investment office and endowment, and will manage investment policy, asset allocation, board communications and investment reporting, according to Georgetown. David Green, Georgetown's chief operating officer, said in a statement that her experience in finance in both higher education and the private sector would be "invaluable as Georgetown grows and pushes forward in its mission."
Agatone has been CIO of Lehigh University's $2.2 billion endowment since 2016. According to a news release, the Lehigh endowment nearly doubled its assets under management during her tenure. Lehigh president Joseph Helble told faculty and staff that her last day at Lehigh will be July 31, and thanked her for her service.
Agatone's prior experience includes roles as managing director at outsourced CIO provider Summit Rock Advisors, vice president at the Harvard Management Company, and an early career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, followed by work at private equity firm TPG. She holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she interned with the Harvard Management Company and developed an interest in endowment investing. In a statement, she cited Georgetown's values, reputation and mission to improve students' lives through education.
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