Common Fund

President and CEO of CF Private Equity and head of its buyout and growth equity practice, overseeing due diligence, investment selection, and fundraising, with prior experience at Deutsche Bank and DB Capital Partners.

Heads Commonfund OCIO, overseeing custom investment solutions for nonprofit institutions; a founding member of Commonfund's OCIO platform who also held roles in CF Private Equity.

Head of Global Venture Capital at CF Private Equity, responsible for due diligence, investment selection, and the venture growth direct investment practice; previously a senior M&A banker at Lazard.

A senior leader on the Commonfund OCIO investment team responsible for custom investment solutions, asset allocation, and portfolio oversight; previously a convertible securities analyst at BCP Securities.

Leads secondaries and co-leads real assets and sustainability at CF Private Equity, overseeing transactions, portfolio construction, and fundraising; joined via the firm's Associate Program in 2007.

CIO of Commonfund OCIO, overseeing its global investment program across asset classes; previously Deputy CIO at Tulane University's Investment Management Office and an investment officer at a New York family office.

Leads buyout and growth equity investments outside the US at CF Private Equity from Munich; previously Managing Director and Head of International Private Equity Research at Cambridge Associates.

Head of CF Private Equity Business Development, leading private market mandates across institutional clients; previously led institutional business development at QS Investors and held roles at Deutsche Asset Management.

Ander Gonzalez is Chief of Staff at Orbit Ventures, joining in January 2025 to support the firm's international expansion and work with the General Partner on partnerships and operations across emerging markets. He has worked in the entrepreneurship ecosystem since 2018 through the Mondragon Team Academy network and the LEINN degree, and previously served as International Trade Manager at the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Shanghai and as a consultant with the European Union Trust Fund for Colombia. He has also pursued entrepreneurial ventures in Spain and South Korea.

Director of Finance and Investments with 10+ years in finance controllership, investor relations, and M&A. Previously worked at startups Practically and NephroPlus, and at Wells Fargo and Anthelio Healthcare Solutions; a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary.

Leads key Commonfund research initiatives and benchmark studies and oversees the Institute's educational offerings.

A member of the Commonfund Institute team co-leading work on the Higher Education Price Index and contributing to benchmarking studies and research; previously an economic policy researcher.

Head of Operations overseeing operational and investor services for OCIO clients and fund solutions investors, with prior roles across Commonfund's financial operations and IT groups.

President and CEO of Commonfund Securities and Head of Client Engagement for Commonfund OCIO, previously Head of Investor Services for CF Private Equity.

Supports Commonfund Institute activities including benchmark studies, DEI initiatives, and governance research; previously worked in event planning and account coordination.

Oversees Commonfund's risk management, operations, technology, and financial management, with prior experience at State Street Bank & Trust.

President Emeritus of Morehouse College and former Dean of Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, he serves as Chair with extensive experience in higher education leadership and organizational change.

Leads Commonfund's human resources practice and chairs its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, with prior HR leadership at Aquiline Capital Partners, Citigroup, and Smith Barney.

Executive Director of Commonfund Institute, leading educational, thought partnership, and professional development activities; previously a Program Officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation and VP at U.S. Trust/Bank of America.

An executive and board director with over two decades in capital formation and investor relations, she previously led strategy and investor relations at Kohlberg & Co. and held partner roles at The Carlyle Group and Onex.

A finance professor at Columbia Business School specializing in asset pricing and behavioral finance, he previously co-led Quantitative Investment Strategies at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

A Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group and co-founder of the DGA Group, he has held leadership roles in financial services and government, including a former Trustee of Yale University.

A Partner at Oak Hill Capital and independent director on several boards, she previously served as Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management and spent 15 years at DLJ in private equity and venture capital.

General Counsel and Secretary of Commonfund, with prior roles as general counsel of investment firms and as a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and service as a military Judge Advocate.

Former VP and Chief Investment Officer of the MacArthur Foundation for 22 years, she previously held CIO roles at Boeing and Ameritech.

A finance professor at the Yale School of Management and principal at AQR Capital Management, recognized with the Fischer Black Prize and known for research in asset pricing and behavioral finance.

Daniel Osorio Peña is the Founding GTM Lead at Fronte, an early-stage fintech platform focused on helping households coordinate cross-border financial obligations. His background spans investment banking, private equity, startup growth, and venture capital in Latin America, including leading a BNPL launch at a Y Combinator-backed startup that reached $128K in monthly GMV. He was the first on-the-ground hire for a $60M emerging-markets venture capital fund, where he supported more than 10 portfolio companies on fundraising and growth.

Co-founder and Managing Partner of DCVC (Data Collective), leading the firm's franchise of funds.