Verne Owen Sedlacek

HMC aims to generate strong long-term results to support the educational and research goals of Harvard University. The firm takes a long-term view of their investments and their associated risks. They believe that identifying and monitoring environmental, social, and governance factors in their investments aligns with their mission to provide strong, long-term results.

Commonfund OCIO seeks to achieve attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns. The firm applies the endowment model of investing to institutional portfolios, providing investment flexibility by using independent sub-advisers for discretionary and non-discretionary outsourcing engagements. The portfolios are diversified across asset classes (including equities, fixed income, hedge funds, real assets, and private investments) and may include both active and passive strategies.

Commonfund Capital invests in small and middle market companies located across the globe primarily in Europe, Asia and North America regions. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in early, buyouts, secondary investment and growth transactions. The firm also makes co-investments.

Functions as a College/University

Provides asset management and investment advice services

GCML's fund investment strategy generally targets the GCC and MENA regions. The investment objective of the Global Opportunistic Fund aims to achieve superior returns through investments in equity and equity-related IPO and pre-IPO securities in diversified sectors. The fund takes a medium to long-term investment horizon. They look for enterprise values starting at a minimum of USD 5 million. The typical exit strategy is through listing on the local stock exchanges of GCC states and trade sale. Global Opportunistic Fund II seeks to achieve capital appreciation with optimal returns. The investment focus targets rapidly growing firms in diverse sectors with enterprise values which exceed USD 100 million. They look for mature, profitable firms which have a proven business model but require capital for expansion. The fund also invests in public to private opportunities. The Private Equity Fund investment objective strives to achieve capital growth for their investors through investments in GCC unlisted firms. The investment team works closely with management of their portfolio firms. They actively restructure the firms' operations and seek to maximize value within a Sharia'h compliant manner. The investment goal of the Global Buyout fund L.P. is to achieve capital appreciation with optimal returns over the mid- to long term. The investment strategy targets MBOs and build-ups as well as growth equity investments. They look for equity and equity-equivalent investments in a diversified portfolio of firms. They seek high-growth potential through a wide range of sectors. The investment managers have a particular focus on firms which operate in the MENA region, including Turkey. They also consider investments in firms based in South Asia.

Engages in governance in higher education