Robert Durden has over 18 years of work experience in the financial industry. Robert currently serves as the CEO/CIO of UVIMCO since April 2018. Prior to that, they were the Chief Investment Officer at Texas Children's Hospital from March 2013 to April 2018. Robert also worked as a Managing Director, Private Investments at Morgan Creek Capital Management from June 2008 to March 2013. Before that, they held various roles including Corporate Strategy at Western Asset Management LLC from March 2007 to June 2008, Senior Investment Analyst at Ritchie Capital Management from July 2004 to March 2007, and Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch from July 2000 to January 2002.
Robert Durden earned their AB in Economics from Princeton University, completing their studies from 1992 to 1996. Following this, from 2003 to 2005, they attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where they obtained an MBA with a specialization in Finance.
University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO)
The University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO) provides investment management services for the University of Virginia and its associated organizations in support of UVA’s mission, strategy, and operating goals. UVA’s endowment and other long-term funds are invested in UVIMCO’s Long Term Pool, which is custom-managed for the risk tolerance and endowment spending requirements of the University. Endowed funds serve as a sustainable source of funding that fuel the University’s mission of developing responsible citizen leaders and professionals; advancing, preserving, and disseminating knowledge; and providing world class patient care. UVIMCO actively manages the Long Term Pool in a manner carefully designed to provide substantial and growing stream of income to support UVA, while preserving the purchasing power of its long-term assets for future generations. UVIMCO also manages a Short Term Pool for the University and its associated organizations with near-term liquidity needs. University's consolidated endowment ranks among the five largest endowments for public institutions of higher education and among the twenty largest of all colleges and universities in the United States. Equally important, the endowment-per-student ratio is one of the largest among U.S. public institutions of higher education.