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The foundation has tabbed its next senior v.p. and managing director of investments as its investment head retired on May 31 after nearly 24 years in the role.
The program includes commitments to the firm’s fifth direct private equity fund, Partners Group Direct Equity V.
She will join the firm next month from Schroder Investment Management North America.
The new global cio of fixed-income will succeed Franck Dixmier, who is leaving the firm.
The transaction includes 21 mutual and variable insurance funds with aggregate assets under management of $2.6 billion.
The plan is searching for a senior manager to join its investment office and will report to the managing director of private markets.
Gerry Watson has worked at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for nearly 30 years, and is responsible for the oversight of its approximately $1.3 billion endowment, accounting, technology and operations functions as well as the Rockefeller Family Fund, the David Rockefeller Fund and several of the fund’s affiliates.
The new hire is being integrated into the firm’s collateralized loan obligation platform alongside Managing Director and Portfolio Manager William Lemberg, who will be retiring in the spring of 2025.
She joins the firm from Macquarie Asset Management, where she headed their U.S. wealth private markets.
The firm will cease advisory operations at the end of this month.
