Also called: Endowment Investment Officer
Manages a university's or foundation's billions, choosing which funds to invest in so it can last forever.
You meet with three venture funds pitching to manage your money, review how your private equity holdings did and present to the university's board.
Top university CIOs earn over $1M; smaller foundations pay far less.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 14 years after high school. Usually an MBA or CFA plus years in investing.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing about average. Few such jobs.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps analyze managers and portfolios; choosing strategy, hiring managers and answering to the board stays human.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Accounting, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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