June 11, 2025 |

Texas A&M, New RIAs, NEPC, Boston RFPs, New Pension Commitments

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About The Episode

In this episode of the Dakota Fundraising News Podcast, we cover job changes including, Ryan Gardner joining Texas A&M Foundation as Assistant Director of Investments, Isla Chu being named Director of Investments at Michigan State University, and Laura Walker becoming a Consultant at NEPC. In RIA/FA activity, Andy Knowles launches Knowles Private Wealth with Raymond James, Tempo Wealth debuts in Ohio, and Strive Retirement Group opens in Florida focusing on corporate plans. Institutional updates include Oregon PERS recommending a contract extension for Meketa, and Boston Retirement issuing a $90M real estate RFP with a private equity search to follow. Somerville allocates $25M across AEW and Invesco, Hartford commits $5M to Mesirow, and Arkansas Teacher Retirement commits $80M across Arlington Capital and Great Hill Equity.

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