ABOUT US

Investure was founded in 2003 to bring the broad investment capabilities of a larger investment office to mid-sized endowment and foundation clients.  Investure’s Founder and President, Alice Handy, served as the Chief Investment Officer of the University of Virginia’s endowment from 1974-2003. During that time, the portfolio management approach of most endowments and foundations evolved; most sophisticated institutions have transitioned from simple portfolios of stocks and bonds to a more complex mix of asset classes including private equity and hedge funds.  Because Investure believes that the best managers in all asset classes are not stumbled upon, but are sought out through diligent work and consistent effort, it takes a team of specialized and dedicated investment professionals to source, analyze, and monitor those managers.  Large endowments and foundations have used their size as an advantage by building high-quality teams of investment professionals in-house while smaller endowments have been left behind.  By aggregating a small number of like-minded clients, Investure seeks to bridge this gap by providing a sophisticated, full-service investment office with the proven ability to analyze and access superior investment managers at a reasonable cost. Investure serves a group of high-quality institutions with similar investment goals and investment horizons. We believe that one of the benefits of our shared investment office is the expanded network created by the combination of institutions. Each institution has a powerful group of alumni and constituents, the sum of which becomes more valuable than the parts. Investure serves as an unbiased, independent investment office to leverage this network in the most appropriate way.