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Ed Grefenstette, an artificial intelligence researcher who has directed machine learning teams at DeepMind, Cohere, and Facebook AI Research, connects compositional semantics, neural-symbolic systems, and open-ended reinforcement learning in the pursuit of highly adaptive agents.
Beezer Clarkson, a longtime Limited Partner at Sapphire Partners, brings clarity to the opaque relationship between GPs and LPs through OpenLP, with practical guidance on fundraising, fund management, and building a durable venture firm.
André Perold, a finance researcher, former Harvard Business School professor, and co-founder of HighVista Strategies, invented implementation shortfall to measure hidden trading costs; his work shows how market mechanics and portfolio theory meet investment practice.
Tim McCusker, President and incoming CEO of NEPC, advises endowments, foundations, and pension funds on asset allocation; his practical frameworks clarify manager selection, portfolio construction across changing markets, and the pressures of industry consolidation.
Raphael Arndt, CEO of Australia’s Future Fund, argues that the standard 60/40 portfolio is dead in a fragmented economy, prioritizing whole-portfolio resilience over simple market exposure amid persistent inflation and geopolitical friction.
Mario Therrien, Head of Investment Funds and External Management at CDPQ, explains how large institutions evaluate and structure long-term manager partnerships, emphasizing operational due diligence and the value of external funds as sources of internal knowledge.
Chris Douvos, founder of Ahoy Capital and a veteran limited partner, argues that “size is the enemy of performance,” pairing early support for micro-VCs with OpenLP transparency and clear principles for fund construction and venture returns.
Andrew Golden led PRINCO for nearly three decades, building an investment culture around “undertapped pools of talent” and deep external-manager partnerships; his methods illuminate manager selection, institutional discipline, and the behavioral realities of capital allocation.