University Endowment CIO — Limited Partner

**Dr. Catherine "Cat" Harrington** (fictional composite) is the Chief Investment Officer of a $45 billion university endowment, modeled on UTIMCO (UT Investment Management Company), the endowment of the University of Texas system. She manages a portfolio that includes public equities, fixed income, real assets, hedge funds, and a substantial allocation to private equity and venture capital. She has 22 years of institutional investment experience, with a PhD in Financial Economics from MIT and prior roles at the Yale Endowment under David Swensen and at a major pension fund.