Jim Mnookin  

 

Jim is a Managing Director in Cambridge Associates’ Boston office. He advises a number of private clients, universities, independent schools, foundations, and pension clients based in the U.S. and U.K. His clients’ portfolios range in size from $25 million to $125 billion. Jim works both as a generalist on total portfolios and as a hedge fund specialist, helping clients develop and implement hedge fund programs. He was recently named Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year by Institutional Investor Magazine. Jim is also a member of Cambridge Associates’ Hedge Fund Investment Committee and the Research Navigator Advisory Committee.

 

Prior to joining Cambridge Associates in 2000, Jim was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Asset Management for three years, focusing on endowments and foundations. In this role, he advised clients on asset allocation, risk management, and spending policies. Prior to this, he was a Manager at Grantham Mayo Van, Van Otterloo and Co. LLC for six years, where he performed equity research, asset allocation, and client service for endowments and foundations. For fifteen years, he was the President and CEO of Kaufmann Trading Corporation, a multi-company firm trading physical commodities around the world. Early in his career, he was a university administrator at Princeton University and City University of New York.

 

Education and Professional Credentials

  - PhD and MPA, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

  - BA in Economics, Harvard College

 

Community Involvement and Board Affiliations

  - Advisory Committee Member, Beaver Country Day School

  - Undergraduate Student Recruitment, Harvard College

  - Finance Committee Trustee and Member, the Goddard House

  - Board Member, Nevo Technologies