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Andrew J. Zucker

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Harvard Management Company Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Harvard Management Company announced Sanjeev Daga will take the helm over the University’s $39.2 billion endowment as the firm’s chief operating officer.


Bacow Met With U.S. Treasury Representative to Discuss Endowment Tax Guidance

Bacow recently met with an official from the Treasury Department, which is responsible for developing regulations for the new endowment tax.


Harvard Invests in Cryptocurrency, Report Says

Harvard Management Company, the firm that oversees the University's multi-billion dollar endowment, recently invested in “at least one cryptocurrency fund,” according to a report published by The Information last month.


Harvard Admissions Trial Could Affect Donations — But Experts Are Divided Over How

While some big-ticket donors say the ongoing admissions lawsuit won’t change their giving patterns, fundraising experts are divided on the issue.


Harvard Management Company Mum on Number of Employees

Amid a structural overhaul, HMC has kept mum about its number of employees. The silence is characteristic of an organization that is often a black box.


Harvard Grows Revenues, Net Assets, But HMC Chief ‘Not Pleased’ With Endowment Returns

After Harvard's endowment saw the second-worst rate of return on investment in the Ivy League, HMC CEO N.P. “Narv” Narvekar said in the latest annual financial report that he is "not pleased" with the past year's returns.


Mass. Candidate Pressley Talks Warren, Sexual Assault at Media Roundtable

Pressley said rhetoric surrounding Massachusetts Senator Warren’s Native American ancestry deflects attention from more important conversations.


Columbia Returns 9 Percent on Endowment, Making It The Only Ivy With Worse Returns than Harvard

The Columbia Investment Management Company, which manages the New York school’s finances, announced that the gains brought its total endowment to $10.9 billion.


Harvard Endowment Returns Lag Behind Peers Again

While Harvard’s return on its endowment marked an improvement from last year’s “disappointing” results, the University’s financial growth continues to lag behind its peer institutions.


Experts Plead Patience Over Endowment Results

Experts say it is still too early to take this year’s endowment returns as a bellwether for Harvard Management Company CEO N.P. “Narv” Narvekar’s strategy.

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