Kristi Craig

As chief investment officer at the National Geographic Society, Kristi Craig oversees the organization’s $1.3 billion endowment. She leads and continues to build a differentiated and successful investment portfolio while contributing to the Society’s growth and mission.

Craig champions sustainability efforts, acknowledging and embracing the increasingly important role of impact investing without compromising portfolio returns. She incorporates diversity, equity, and inclusion in the selection of investment managers, helping to ensure the Society’s DEI commitments are embedded across all sectors of the organization.

Craig joined the Society from the Georgetown University Investment Office where she served as the director of private investments and was a key voice in asset allocation and manager selection decisions. She was primarily responsible for the buildout of the endowment’s private equity, venture, real estate, and infrastructure portfolios.

Previously, Craig was a senior investment officer in the Investment Division of the U.S. Small Business Administration, where she was primarily responsible for due diligence and review of private equity and mezzanine funds on behalf of the Small Business Investment Company Program, a public-private investment fund with $20 billion under management.

Craig is a member of the advisory board for the 1921 Institute, a non-profit dedicated to developing the infrastructure for equitable success and the investment committee for Rebalance360, a company dedicated to the democratization of high-quality, low-cost investment advice and financial planning. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgetown University and is a CFA charter holder.