Richard Chau, CIO, Tulane University Endowment, "Putting in the Work: My Journey to Tulane's CIO Seat"

Richard Chau, CIO, Tulane University Endowment, "Putting in the Work: My Journey to Tulane's CIO Seat"

From AAAIM High ELI by The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM)

May 28, 2025 · 50 min · Episode 98

About this episode

Richard Chau discusses his career path leading to his role as CIO of the Tulane University Endowment.

Our guest for today's podcast is Richard Chau, Chief Investment Officer of the Tulane University Endowment. Richard joined Tulane in 2013 and was promoted to CIO in 2021. Prior to Tulane, Richard helped manage a multi-billion dollar global private equity portfolio in Bessemer Trust's Private Equity Funds Group. Before Bessemer, Richard worked in the investment office at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. His previous experience also includes investment banking at Houlihan Lokey and investment consulting at Cambridge Associates. Richard has a BA in Economics and Chinese from Williams College and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Without further ado, here is our conversation with Richard Chau.

People in this episode

Guest: Richard Chau

Topics covered

  • investment management
  • career journey
  • private equity
  • endowment funds
  • higher education

Keywords

  • CIO
  • Tulane University
  • private equity
  • investment management
  • career development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tulane University Endowment, Bessemer Trust, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Houlihan Lokey, Cambridge Associates, Columbia Business School

Places: Williams College

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