The Pittsburgh Foundation
Jonathan Brelsford, CFA CAIA, has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. Jonathan is currently serving as the Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations at The Pittsburgh Foundation since April 2022. Prior to this role, they held various positions at the foundation, including Senior Vice President of Finance and Investments, Vice President of Finance & Investments, Vice President of Investments, and Director of Investments.
Jonathan also worked at Mellon Financial Corporation as a Credit Research Manager, specializing in European Banks and structured investments.
Before joining The Pittsburgh Foundation, Jonathan was the Director of IT at the foundation from 2004 to 2006. Jonathan had also worked as an IT Consultant from June 2002 to December 2003.
In the early years of their career, Jonathan held the position of Director of Professional Services at Personity, IKON Technology Services, Strategy One, and USConnect.
Jonathan's work experience also includes a role as a Mortgage Underwriter at NVR Mortgage and as a Branch Assistant at Century National Bank.
Jonathan Brelsford, CFA CAIA, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University, where they studied from 1983 to 1987. In addition to their undergraduate education, they have also earned multiple certifications. Jonathan is a CAIA Charterholder, having obtained this certification from the CAIA Association in May 2019. Furthermore, they are also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), obtained from the same institution in May 2019. It is worth noting that Jonathan is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), but the details regarding the month and year of obtaining this certification are not available. Overall, their education history includes a bachelor's degree and multiple certifications related to finance and alternative investments.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and is the 15th largest of more than 750 community foundations across the United States. As a community foundation, our resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and a deep commitment to the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation currently has more than 2,200 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations, assets of more than $1.2 billion. The Foundation's grants benefit a broad spectrum of community life within Pittsburgh and beyond The Foundation has strengthened its focus on community and the positive impact it strives to achieve through its grantmaking, the engagement of its donors in critical regional issues and its activities around convening and leadership in collaboration with funding and civic partners.