{"id":5,"date":"2019-01-10T16:23:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/chief-investments-office\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:56:13","slug":"chief-investments-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston University Investment Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tBoston University<\/span>
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Our Mission<\/h3>\n

The Boston University Investment Office seeks to support the mission of the University through effective stewardship of the Endowment ($4+ billion).<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Boston University is the 4th largest private, not-for-profit, residential research university in the US, with over 35,000 students and annual revenue in excess of $2.8+ billion.<\/p>\n

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BU Annual Report<\/h3>\n
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Investment Director Job Opening<\/h3>\n
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Position Description<\/a>
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Our Goals<\/h3>\n

\n\t\tToday, our Endowment distributions support ~4% of the University\u2019s annual operating budget and our goal is to provide stable near-term and growing longer-term operating support.<\/span>
Both of these characteristics shape our investment strategy:\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Equity dominance to grow<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ability to accept short-term volatility for greater longer-term returns<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Diversification to ensure sustainable annual operating budget support<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Intergenerational Equity<\/h3>\n

We strive to preserve (and enhance) the real purchasing power of the Endowment<\/span> by delivering attractive risk-adjusted and absolute returns over time.\n<\/p>\n

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Manager Partnerships<\/h3>\n

In pursuit of these objectives, our team of experienced investment professionals seeks to build robust partnerships with best-in-class managers by:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Being an effective fiduciary that:<\/p>\n

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  • Supports investment managers through cycles<\/li>\n
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    • With a focus on quality and value<\/li>\n
    • With a long-term, contrarian perspective<\/li>\n
    • Creatively and flexibly<\/li>\n
    • Globally and across all asset classes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    • Diversifies to compound value over time<\/li>\n
    • Rebalances for risk control<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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      2. Partnering closely with managers who:<\/p>\n

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      • Value their investors\u2019 partnership<\/li>\n
      • Incorporate long-term perspectives<\/li>\n
      • Offer well-integrated investment philosophy\/strategy and portfolio management<\/li>\n
      • Seek to capitalize on competitive advantage and\/or dislocation<\/li>\n
      • Prioritize organizational excellence<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Boston University Investment Office 122 Bay State Road Our Mission The Boston University Investment Office seeks to support the mission of the University through effective stewardship of the Endowment ($4+ billion). Boston University is the 4th largest private, not-for-profit, residential research university in the US, with over 35,000 students and annual revenue in excess of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15673,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15673"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":734,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/investments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}