About this episode

Collette Chilton discusses her extensive career in investment management and her role as CIO at Williams College.

Collette Chilton is the CIO of Williams College where she has overseen its $3 billion since 2006. Collette is nothing short of a legend in the business. She has sat in a CIO seat since the early 1990s at the helm of public pension MassPrim and corporate pension Lucent before joining Williams. Institutional Investors bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on Collette in 2019, and Barron's named her one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance in 2020. Our conversation covers Collette's career path and lessons learned before joining Williams. We then turn to her arrival at Williams in 2006 to a phone, a computer, and a legacy portfolio, Williams' governance structure leveraging alumni advisors, asset allocation, manager selection, manager monitoring, hedge funds, venture capital, and navigating around popular managers. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant ( ⁠ https://thepodcastconsultant.com ⁠ ) Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe to the mailing list Access Transcript with Premium Membership

People in this episode

Host: Ted Seides

Guest: Collette Chilton

Topics covered

• investment management
• career development
• asset allocation
• manager selection
• higher education finance
• leadership

Keywords

• CIO
• Williams College
• asset management
• investment strategy
• pension funds
• hedge funds
• venture capital
• Collette Chilton
• leadership
• finance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Williams College, MassPrim, Lucent, Institutional Investors, Barron's

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