UCSF Foundation Investment Company

Overview

Established in 2015, the UCSF Foundation Investment Company manages and invests the endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the UCSF Foundation in support of the university’s excellence and innovation in the health sciences. The endowment, now valued at more than $2.5 billion, facilitates UCSF’s work in education, scientific research, patient care, and public health. The non-profit UCSF Investment Company is led by its chief investment officer and governed by the Investment Company Board, which comprises selected volunteer leaders from the UCSF Board of Overseers as well as external investment and business experts. The Investment Company employs a diversified investment strategy, allocating assets across various classes including private equity, venture capital, real estate, fixed income, hedge funds, commodities, infrastructure, distressed and special situations, ESG and impact investing, crypto, and collectibles & art. It focuses on multiple investment stages, ranging from seed and early-stage investments to growth, late-stage, pre-IPO, buyout, turnaround, and distressed situations. Geographically, the company invests both within the United States and globally, targeting a wide array of industries such as healthcare, technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, education, research, public health, medical devices, consumer goods, energy, financial services, media, telecommunications, transportation, and real estate. The UCSF Foundation Investment Company is committed to protecting and growing the assets provided by generous donors to help secure UCSF’s future over the long term for this generation and all those who follow. It aims to forge strong partnerships with top investors nationally and around the world, building on UCSF’s past success in developing transformative alliances. The company's objective is to provide professional stewardship of the UCSF Foundation’s financial assets and endowment, ensuring the university's continued excellence and innovation in the health sciences.