Also called: Fund-of-Funds Investor, Private Markets Investment Officer
Decides which private equity and venture funds a pension, endowment or foundation should invest in.
You meet with five fund managers raising new funds, check their past deals and recommend a $50 million commitment to your university's endowment.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance; CAIA or CFA; often an MBA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI analyzes fund track records; judging fund teams and committing a pension's money stays with people, but teams stay small.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, Accounting, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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