As cio at the San Francisco-based Parnassus, focused on sustainability-related investments, Ahlsten leads portfolio management for the Parnassus Core Equity fund and Parnassus Core Select ETF strategies. He took the time to answer five questions with FIN News.
The university recently a hired a manager of investments after launching a search in the fourth quarter.
The university is seeking firms to provide record keeping and administrative services for its defined contribution plans, which includes 403(b), 401(a), 457(b), 457(f) and 415(m) plans.
The university has partnered with a bitcoin native financial services company to launch the first long-term endowment fund held in bitcoin.
The public trust fund based is expected to consider new private credit commitments to a direct lending strategy and a special situations strategy at this week’s board meeting.
The foundation’s previous head left in November.
The firm has launched a new online investment analytics platform available for institutional investor clients as well as non-clients.
The foundation’s current head is set to retire midyear after a decade of service.
The search stems from the incumbent’s plans to retire after a decade in the role.
The foundation has promoted a senior program officer to director of program-related investments to develop and launch a new mission-related investment program.