SMC continues to diversify its portfolio
By Marshall Watkins The Stanford Management Company (SMC) has continued to re-align its portfolio in response to losses sustained during the recent recession, according to SMC president and chief executive John Powers.…
Powers discusses endowment gains after last year’s drop
By An Le Nguyen Stanford Management Company (SMC) announced that its merged pool, the University’s principal investment pool, secured a 14.4 percent investment gain in the year that ended June 30, 2010.…
Frier set to become CIO in September
By An Le Nguyen Kenneth Frier, M.B.A. ’84 has been named Stanford Management Company’s (SMC) chief investment officer (CIO), a position he currently holds at the Hewlett-Packard Company. Frier is primed to manage the nation’s third-richest college endowment, a charge he will share with SMC president and chief executive officer John…