Staffer built the first crypto-blockchain portfolio for one of the firm’s client in 2018 and completed the firm’s first due diligence on a crypto fund in 2017.
Investment manager will source prospective private markets managers, conduct analysis and due diligence on existing managers and maintain the university’s internal database.
The fund approved the infrastructure commitment to a Southern-based firm with which it has previously committed more than $1 billion during its board meeting this week.
Digital assets have emerged as a major area of focus for institutional investors with over 80% of endowments and foundations expecting to increase their investments in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets this year, according to a recent survey.