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For over 40 years, families and family offices around the world have chosen Cambridge Associates as stewards of their capital.
Cambridge Associates
We are investors whose focus is on helping each client realise their unique long-term objectives. We establish a deep understanding of your needs, taking on your challenges and goals as our own. We rigorously research institutional-quality investment opportunities on your behalf, building customised portfolios grounded in sound investment principles and aimed at generating outperformance. As a result, you can move forward with greater confidence, guided by a partner who is wholly committed to growing your wealth and extending your legacy.
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Over 50 years of investment innovation
An independent global investment firm
Privately held since our founding, we are an independent investment firm whose allegiance is to the families, and institutions we serve. This commitment lies at the root of our firm’s culture and values, and informs our every idea and action.
We believe that our firm’s principles and purpose attract some of the industry’s finest investment professionals— individuals of exceptional intellect, character, and capability. Across our organisation, in every role and function, our people are dedicated to investment excellence and committed to client success. Meet the Private Client Practice Leadership Team
Our investment recommendations are based solely on what we believe will best meet your particular goals. We do not rely on model portfolios or receive compensation from external manager fees, product recommendations, or other sources that might conflict with our clients’ interests. So when you evaluate the decisions that we make for your portfolio, you can be confident those decisions are motivated by just one thing: what we think will help maximise your long-term returns.
We do not receive compensation from external manager fees, product recommendations, or other sources that might conflict with our clients’ interests. So when you evaluate the decisions that we make for your portfolio, you can be confident those decisions are motivated by just one thing: what we think will help maximise your long-term returns.
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1973
Cambridge Associates is founded, pioneering an investment strategy of high equity orientation and broad asset class diversification to several prestigious universities. Now recognised as the endowment model, this groundbreaking approach has been the primary driver of long-term performance for these and other leading investors.
2024
Today, our innovation continues, with investment strategies that not only meet the needs of institutions but also successfully serve some of the world’s wealthiest families.
We are an early innovator in the then-unknown alternative asset classes, such as US Venture Capital, Private Equity, Real Estate and Hedge Funds.
We begin working with our first family client in 1982.
We begin implementing mission-related investing for both our family and institutional clients.
While much has changed since welcoming our first private client, our commitment to the unique goals of the families we serve has never wavered. Nor has our belief in working harder, going further, and doing more on behalf of each client to deliver the investment results they expect—today and over time.
Portfolios and relationships built to last
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Chris Ivey
Head of European Private Client Practice
Before Chris joined Cambridge Associates, he worked for Almeida Capital as an Associate Director. In this position, Chris advised private equity firms on the fundraising, marketing, and structuring of their funds. He also worked at Merrill Lynch as an Associate on the fixed income desk and spent five years as a structured finance lawyer with Linklaters. Chris received an MBA from the IESE Business School in Spain, an LPC and CPE from York College of Law, and a BA from Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, and is a qualified lawyer.
Chris is the Head of the European Private Client Practice. Chris joined Cambridge Associates in 2005 and has over 15 years of investment experience. Based out of the London office, Chris is responsible for overseeing investment teams who work with the firm’s European and Middle Eastern family clients.
Heather Jablow
Head of Americas Private Client Practice
Heather is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Americas Private Client Practice. Heather has more than 15 years of industry experience and has been with Cambridge Associates since 2005. Based out of the Boston office, she oversees the firm’s work with our US-, Canada-, and Latin America-based family offices and private clients. Previously, Heather served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Private Client Practice.Since joining the firm, Heather has also worked directly with private clients and institutions on investment program construction, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and governance.
Gretchen Curry
Head of the Global Private Client Practice
responsible the firm’s work with more than 250 endowment, foudation, and health care clients. Prior to that, she led the investment team located at the firm’s global headquarters in Boston.
Mary currently serves on the Board of Eurasiagroup Foundation, the non-profit arm of Eurasiagroup, focused on helping communities around the world become more geo-politically engaged in key issues affecting their way of life. She is also a member of the Global Young President’s Organization. Mary graduated from City, University of London with a degree in Finance and Economics.
Gretchen has been an investor at Cambridge Associates for more than 20 years, holding a number of leadership roles at the firm. Most recently, she led the Endowment & Foundation Practice’s US Northeast and Midwest regions,
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In addition to his leadership role, Chris also works directly with clients in multiple capacities, through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management arrangements.
Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Heather was a senior consultant with Ernst & Young, LLP’s corporate tax practice and a summer associate at Lehman Brothers. Heather received an MBA from Duke University and a BS from Georgetown University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
In addition to her work as an investor, Gretchen is a founding member of CA Allies, the firm’s employee resource group dedicated to promoting, supporting, and amplifying the voices of underrepresented colleagues at the firm. She also serves as a Trustee of First Religious Society in Carlisle, Massachusetts.
Gretchen began her career in equity research at Putnam Investments. She also was a director for San Francisco-based Achieva College Prep Centers. Gretchen received an MBA from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business and an AB in Economics from Princeton University.
and private clients. Previously, Heather served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Private Client Practice.Since joining the firm, Heather has also worked directly with private clients and institutions on investment program construction, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and governance.
Heather has more than 15 years of industry experience and has been with Cambridge Associates since 2005. Based out of the Boston office, she oversees the firm’s work with our US-, Canada-, and Latin America-based family offices
Chris joined Cambridge Associates in 2005 and has over 15 years of investment experience. Based out of the London office, Chris is responsible for overseeing investment teams who work with the firm’s European and Middle Eastern family clients. In addition to his leadership role, Chris also works directly with
clients in multiple capacities, through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management arrangements.
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Staff Extension
Asset Class Mandates
Non-Discretionary Management
Discretionary Management
We augment your well-staffed family office or in-house investment team with our robust manager network, deep portfolio construction capabilities, and asset class expertise.
We manage specific asset class mandates on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, with expertise in specialised asset classes such as private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real assets, private credit, co- investments, secondaries, and impact investing.
We provide recommendations on asset allocation, portfolio structure, and managers, while you retain final investment approval and decision-making authority.
We serve as a fully resourced investment office, assuming complete responsibility for portfolio management, including portfolio strategy, investment implementation, day-to-day management, and operations.
How We Work
Deep client partnerships
We view your investment challenges and objectives as our own. This perspective shapes the efforts of your investment team as they put your needs at the centre of every decision, and leverage our firm’s resources and insights on your behalf.
CUSTOM-BUILT PORTFOLIOS
tailored SERVICES
A Bespoke Team of Investors
When you partner with Cambridge Associates, you are served by experienced investors, not simply relationship managers. Your investment team actively researches investment opportunities, provides strategic ideas and recommendations, and manages all aspects of your portfolio.
Operating as your personal investment office or as an extension of your family office, your team is assembled to align with your specific circumstances and objectives. Led by a senior investment director, it is staffed with a full complement of investment professionals—as well as operational and analytical staff.
a bespoke team of investors
Portfolios Custom Built from the Ground Up
At Cambridge Associates, no two portfolios are alike because no two clients are. Your portfolio is constructed from the ground up in accordance with your goals and built to maximise returns based on the amount of risk that is appropriate for you.
At every level of your portfolio—from asset allocation to strategy and fund selection— each element reflects your unique parameters. In short, every investment is there because we believe it makes sense for you. This depth of customisation springs from our belief that there is no better way to realise your portfolio’s greatest potential.
Tailored Services
Investment Management Services Tailored to You
We partner with you in whatever manner suits you best, offering a range of service options for either total portfolios or distinct asset classes:
CUSTOM BUILT PORTFOLIOS
Portfo-ios Cstom Built
Private Client Practice Leadership
Chris is the Head of the European Private Client Practice. Chris joined Cambridge Associates in 2005 and has over 15 years of investment experience. Based out of the London office, Chris is responsible for overseeing investment teams who work with the firm’s European and Middle Eastern family clients. In addition to his leadership role, Chris also works directly with clients in multiple capacities, through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management arrangements.
Heather is a Managing Director and Head of the Americas Private Client Practice. Heather has more than 15 years of industry experience and has been with Cambridge Associates since 2005. Based out of the Boston office, she oversees the firm’s work with nearly 200 US-, Canada-and Latin America– based family offices and private clients. Previously, Heather served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Private Client Practice. Since joining the firm, Heather has also worked directly with private clients and institutions on investment program construction, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and governance.
Mary Pang
Mary joined Cambridge Associates from JP Morgan Private Bank in San Francisco, where she was Managing Director, Senior Banker, and Head of their Silicon Valley Team. Prior to that, she held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup in New York, focusing on private wealth strategy, marketing and business development, as well as serving as Chief-of-Staff to the CEO of the Wealth Management division at Citigroup.
Mary has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry and joined Cambridge Associates in 2018 to lead the Global Private Client Practice, serving prominent families and individuals across the world.
How We Invest
Access to Global Investment Ideas
Only a small percentage of today’s investment managers offers the institutional-quality characteristics appropriate for our clients’ portfolios. We make it our mission to find them.
an extensive manager network
rigorous research on your behalf
investment conviction
Since our founding, we have built a robust global research platform that includes some of the world’s most successful and selective managers. The diversity of the managers we track—from established leaders to emerging innovators—enables us to identify promising ideas across every asset class and opportunity set. Equally important, our market presence often allows us to negotiate more favourable terms and fees, further enhancing our clients’ returns.
Rigorous Research on Your Behalf
Our global team of investors is based across four continents and committed to seeking, identifying, and analysing managers worldwide. These professionals have an average of 18 years of industry experience, with nearly half specialising in distinct disciplines, such as private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real assets, private credit, secondaries, co-investments, impact investing, or traditional asset classes.
We apply a strict due diligence framework to assessing each investment opportunity, which typically entails nearly 4,500 manager meetings each year. This rigorous process allows us to establish deep relationships and gain first-hand knowledge of the people behind the performance. The insights we gain can create a notable advantage for our clients. If, for example, key individuals move over time, we are often among the first to know—and to recognise the potential implications and opportunities.
Recommendations Grounded in Investment Conviction
Although our investment recommendations reflect diverse perspectives, they share a common investment philosophy and discipline. Drawing on these principles, we only choose investments we believe will add differentiated value to your portfolio over the long term, within the context of your objectives and constraints. Every client portfolio is grounded in analytic rigor and investment principles. To learn more about our investment philosophy, view the graphic on the right.
INVESTMENT CONVICTION
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5 PRINCIPLES
Diversification, not only to reduce variability of returns but also to protect against permanent loss
Limited use of tactical deviations from long-term asset allocation targets, primarily informed by extreme valuations
Use of active managers where we expect they will add long-term value, after fees
A focus on risk-adjusted returns and active oversight of portfolio risk factors
A long-term investment horizon
our commitment
Private Client Experience that Spans Decades
Since building our first private client portfolio over 40 years ago, serving private clients has been a vital part of our firm. Today, we continue to invest in the resources necessary to serve our global community of clients, providing prudent counsel, investment insights, and specialised guidance to help realise our clients’ goals and safeguard their legacies.
A DISTINCTIVE INVESTMENT APPROACH
deep-rooted experience
a distinctive investment approach
Our roots lie in the visionary endowment model we developed in 1973 as a long-term investment strategy for institutions. We have adapted this model’s fundamentals to the intricacies of managing private wealth, accounting for personal assets and business interests, spending and cash flows, generational and philanthropic concerns, currency, and other issues. Consequently, you can benefit from an investment approach employed by some of the world’s leading institutional investors, tailored to your personal needs.
Our experience stems from advising a range of clients, including first generation wealth creators, such as entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as multi- generational families and those with established family offices. Many are extremely knowledgeable investors who complement their expertise with our own, while others may be seeking a partner to help educate and guide them.
In working with these individuals and families, we have gained extensive experience in the distinct challenges of managing private wealth. We are privileged to share this knowledge for the benefit of all our clients.
