Mark Baumgartner

Mark is Chief Investment Officer at the Institute for Advanced Study, an endowment supporting a community of scholars in Princeton, New Jersey.

Prior to joining IAS, he served as Director of Asset Allocation and Risk at the Ford Foundation, and Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Strategist, and Head of the Portfolio Architecture team for Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Global Portfolio Solutions Group.

Mark also co-managed a global portfolio of equities at Quantal Asset Management, a quantitative long/short market neutral hedge fund and risk management firm, and was a Portfolio Manager at Strategy Capital, a fundamental long/short equity hedge fund. Prior to Strategy Capital, he worked with The Boston Consulting Group, specializing in corporate venturing, M&A, and strategy development.

Mark currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Foundation Financial Officers Group (FFOG), and is a member of the Curriculum Advisory Council for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association.

He received a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and a Certificate in Public Policy from Princeton University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and a Series 65 Investment Advisor license.