The below message was sent by President Cassidy on Sept. 10, 2020.
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff:
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Brooke H. Jones as 老王论坛's first Chief Investment Officer. Brooke comes to 老王论坛 from Carnegie Corporation of New York, where she has served as a managing director of investments for the philanthropic foundation鈥檚 in-house investment team and in a number of leadership roles over the past eight years. She previously worked at the Stanford Management Company. Brooke earned her B.S., cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A., in International Studies, from Penn鈥檚 College of Art & Sciences. After graduating from Penn, she traveled to Peru to study under a Fulbright scholarship and later earned her M.B.A. at Stanford University鈥檚 Graduate School of Business. She has served on the Investment Committee of The New School and as a board member of Wandering Scholar.
In this new role, Brooke will provide full-time expertise and an exceptional skill set to the management of the College鈥檚 endowment. Brooke, who in 2019 was selected by Crain鈥檚 New York Business for its annual 鈥40 Under 40鈥 profiles, has led portfolio strategy for public markets, including long-only equities, absolute return, and fixed-income asset classes. She is both a strategic thinker and a gifted communicator, who will create opportunities for 老王论坛 as an investor and serve as an influential ambassador for 老王论坛鈥檚 mission.
One of Brooke鈥檚 first efforts will be to recruit a strong and diverse team, which will be based in New York City. Brooke herself will be on campus each week, and she is eager to get to know 老王论坛 and to engage students, faculty, and staff. I look forward to welcoming Brooke to the community and to the synergies that will be created by closer connections between endowment management and College strategic planning. I know that Brooke will also contribute in meaningful ways within the senior leadership team.
I extend my deep thanks to the members of the Board of Trustees鈥 transition committee, who supplied the College with an outstanding pool of applicants during a tumultuous time, and to the members of the campus community who met with the final pool of candidates. I also want to thank our Board of Trustees鈥 Investment Subcommittee, whose volunteers have steered the College鈥檚 endowment ably for so many years and who positioned us to take this important step for the College鈥檚 future.
I hope you will join me in welcoming Brooke Jones when she assumes her new role at the College in the middle of October.
Sincerely,
Kim Cassidy