From the Global Financial Crisis to hurricanes, Ashbel “Ash” Williams is a man who seems to be able to head into the stormiest of investment markets and steer his ship to positive returns.

Rich Nuzum determines his clients’ sources of competitive edge and then matches them to investments that are less correlated to stock markets. In order to achieve diversification in an innovative way, he searches out the far corners of the globe for opportunities, often finding them where public market investment isn’t possible.

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Merely a year after Scott Evans retired from managing nearly $500 billion at TIAA-CREF, he says a sense of civic duty led him to the CIO role overseeing New York City’s $181 billion New York City  Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS).

Celebrating the asset owners and organizations driving innovation in institutional asset management.

How big is the gap between what we expect the markets to deliver and what investors need? What should be done with the investment portfolio to close this gap?

Honoring the very best in fixed-income, hedge funds, and more.