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Amy Falls

Amy Falls

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

investments@northwestern.edu

With over 30 years of investment management experience across all asset classes, Amy Falls has one of the best performance records of CIOs in the education endowment space. She serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Northwestern University, overseeing its $14.2 billion endowment, one of the largest university endowments currently run by a woman. Prior to joining Northwestern in 2021, she served as CIO of Rockefeller University, where she restructured and managed the investment office for a $2.3 billion university endowment and generated top decile results among endowments greater than $1 billion.

As one of the foremost thought leaders in the endowment space with one of the strongest performance records, Amy also supports the foundation pillars of education and equity by serving on the boards or finance committees of several organizations, some with comparable or larger endowments to Northwestern’s. Combined, she oversees or influences the allocation of roughly $75 billion in assets, almost all of which is mission- or access-focused.

Peter A. Belytschko, CFA

Peter A. Belytschko, CFA

Managing Director

Nicole Calderon

Nicole Calderon

Senior Associate

Tadd H. Chessen, CFA

Tadd H. Chessen, CFA

Managing Director

Luise A. Dziobek-Garrett, CFA

Luise A. Dziobek-Garrett, CFA

Manager

Harisha Koneru Haigh, CFA

Harisha Koneru Haigh, CFA

Managing Director

Ben Miller, CFA

Ben Miller, CFA

Managing Director

Michael Morgan

Michael Morgan

Associate

Allie Palma

Allie Palma

Managing Director

Aidan Taylor

Aidan Taylor

Analyst

Brett Taylor, CFA

Brett Taylor, CFA

Managing Director

Tianhao Wu, CFA

Tianhao Wu, CFA

Managing Director

Plamen Dimitrov

Plamen Dimitrov

Principal Software Engineer

Mark Hytros

Mark Hytros

Director, Investment Operations

Holly Schroeder

Holly Schroeder

Manager, Performance Reporting

Trang Timmerman

Trang Timmerman

Accounting Analyst

Karee Trapp

Karee Trapp

Accounting Analyst

Christopher J. Weber, CFA

Christopher J. Weber, CFA

Manager, Investment Operations

Heather Harlan

Heather Harlan

Director, Investments Legal and Compliance

Marilin Martinez Walker

Marilin Martinez Walker

Legal Project Manager

Kaitlyn Billano-Moon

Kaitlyn Billano-Moon

Administrative Assistant

Melanie Sandberg, SHRM-CP

Melanie Sandberg, SHRM-CP

Manager, Administrative Services

Tonia Trimuel

Tonia Trimuel

Executive Assistant