Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management
Xiaowei Liang is an experienced investment analyst currently working at Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management since June 2021, where contributions include the development of a Manager Selection Tool and work on Venture Capital Portfolio Construction. Prior to this role, Xiaowei served as a research team intern, engaging in a Private Equity Replication Project that involved literature reviews, data cleaning, signal processing, and model estimation. Xiaowei participated in the CFA Institute Research Challenge at the University of Washington, focusing on financial analysis and investment recommendations for COLM amid COVID-19 scenarios. Previous research assistant experience at the University of Minnesota involved extensive analysis of historical stock trading records, while an internship as a sales consultant at China Everbright Bank included client consultations and risk assessment. Xiaowei holds a Master's degree in Computational Finance & Risk Management from the University of Washington, a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor's degree in Credit Management from Shandong Economic University.
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management
The Pension Reserves Investment Management (“PRIM”) Board manages the assets of the Pension Reserves Investment Trust (“PRIT”) Fund for public employee pension benefits on behalf of Massachusetts State Employees and Massachusetts Teachers’, as well as local participating retirement systems throughout the Commonwealth that elect to invest with PRIM. PRIM’s mission is to generate strong risk-adjusted investment returns that help the Commonwealth of Massachusetts meet its pension obligations and alleviate potential taxpayer burden. PRIM aims to be a leading investor of retirement funds through strong financial performance, a high degree of professionalism and transparency, and responsible resource management. PRIM’s highly experienced, professional investment staff seeks to maximize the return on investment with an acceptable level of risk by broadly diversifying the investment portfolio, capitalizing on economies of scale to achieve cost-effective operations, and providing access to high-quality, innovative investment strategies.