Catalyst: California’s Diverse Investment Manager Forum

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About the Event

Now more than ever, the investment industry needs to place a greater emphasis on inclusivity to those that can bring prudent and competitive financial returns to our investment portfolios.

Hosted by CalPERS and CalSTRS, the Catalyst: California’s Diverse Investment Manager Forum brought together institutional investors and other global allocators to meet and engage with diverse investor entrepreneurs and general partners to forge a new path in leadership and growth.

Catalyst took place June 27-28, 2023, at San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront in California.

Topics

At the event, we:

  • Discussed the challenges in funding diverse talent
  • Described how institutional investors and other global allocators can build a diverse emerging manager portfolio
  • Paired institutional investors, global allocators, investor entrepreneurs, and general partners for introductions and connections
  • Shared insight and lessons learned from other investor entrepreneurs and general partners who overcame funding obstacles
View the 2023 Agenda

Speakers

headshot of CalPERS CIO Nicole Musicco

Nicole Musicco

CalPERS

CIO

headshot of CalSTRS Deputy CIO Scott Chan

Scott Chan

CalSTRS

Deputy CIO

headshot of American Express Former CEO & Chairman Kenneth Chenault

Kenneth Chenault

American Express

Former CEO & Chairman

headshot of California State Controller Malia M. Cohen

Malia M. Cohen

California State Controller

headshot of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Co-Founder and Managing Partner José E. Feliciano

José E. Feliciano

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

headshot of CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost

Marcie Frost

CalPERS

CEO

headshot of CalPERS PE Investment Director Yup Kim

Yup Kim

CalPERS

PE Investment Director

headshot of GCM Grosvenor Jonathan Levin

Jonathan Levin

GCM Grosvenor

President

headshot of CalSTRS CEO Cassandra Lichnock

Cassandra Lichnock

CalSTRS

CEO

headshot of Educator & Impact Investor James Rhee

James Rhee

Educator & Impact Investor

headshot of TPG CEO Jon Winkleried

Jon Winkleried

TPG

CEO

Catalyst Forum General Session Replays

Contact

Reach out to CalPERS_Events@calpers.ca.gov with questions or if you’d like to receive registration notifications.