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Sep 2023
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Jenn Birmingham – Organizational Alpha a...

Ted Seides – Allocator and Asset Management Expert
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Today's show is the most popular episode from our new podcast, Investment Management Operations. Subscribe to Investment Management Operations on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. 


Host Scott McDonald interviews Jenn Birmingham, Managing Director at the Princeton University Investment Company (or PRINCO)


Jenn exudes the concept of organizational alpha - how operations can integrate, provide leverage, and add value to investment results. In particular, her descriptions of collaboration and decision-making at PRINCO offer an insider's look at one of the top endowment performers for decades.


Jenn often refers to the leadership of Andy Golden, PRINCO's longtime CIO. His first appearance on Capital Allocators is replayed in the feed.


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