Richard Chau, Chief Investment Officer
Richard joined the Investment Management Office in September 2013. Prior to Tulane, he helped manage a multi-billion dollar global private equity portfolio in Bessemer Trust's Private Equity Funds Group. Before Bessemer, Richard worked in the investment office at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. His previous experience also includes investment banking at Houlihan Lokey and investment consulting at Cambridge Associates. Richard has a BA in Economics and Chinese from Williams College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Julia Mord, Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Julia joined the Investment Management Office in May 2014 and is responsible for all public markets investing. From 2006 to April 2014, Julia was an investment officer at AI International, a NYC-based family office, where she was responsible for co-managing a multi-asset class portfolio. Prior to her experience at AI International, Julia worked at Jefferies & Company and Ernst & Young. Julia has a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago, an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is a CAIA charterholder.
Jake Kriegsfeld, Managing Director
Jake joined the Investment Management Office in June 2013 after previously completing an internship with the Office. He graduated summa cum laude from Tulane's A. B. Freeman School of Business in 2013 with a BSM in Finance and as a member of the William Wallace Peery Society, which recognizes 15 graduating seniors for academic excellence. Jake also earned a minor in Spanish and completed an international business program in Madrid, Spain. Jake is a CFA charterholder.
Paul Weaver, Director of Investment Accounting
Paul joined the Investment Management Office in September 2008. From 2005 to 2008, Paul worked at OpHedge Investment Services as Director of Fund Accounting, where he was responsible for managing the accounting group and for calculating NAVs of large, complex hedge funds. Before OpHedge, Paul had over 20 years of experience working in various accounting-related roles for both hedge funds and large financial firms. Paul holds an MBA with a concentration in International Finance from Pace University.
Brad Bauguss, Associate Director
Brad joined the Investment Management Office in July 2015 after completing an internship with Intrepid Capital Management the previous summer. He graduated cum laude from Tulane's A. B. Freeman School of Business in 2015 with a BSM in Finance and Economics and a Specialization in Entrepreneurial Management. Brad is a CFA charterholder.
Edward Roman, Investment Associate
Edward joined the Investment Management Office in August 2018 after completing an internship with the Office. He graduated cum laude from Tulane’s A. B. Freeman School of Business in 2018 with a BSM in Finance and Management Consulting and a minor in Economics. Edward is a CFA charterholder.
Harrison Pearlson, Investment Analyst
Harrison joined the Investment Management Office in July 2022 after completing an investment banking internship with Deutsche Bank the previous summer. He graduated cum laude from Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business in 2022 with a BSM in Finance and a minor in Accounting. Harrison is a CFA level III candidate.
Matthew Yam, Investment Analyst
Matthew joined the Investment Management Office in July 2023 following a wealth management internship at Goldman Sachs the previous summer. He graduated from Tulane in 2023 as a member of the Altman Program in International Studies and Business with a dual BSM and BA degree in Finance and Political Economy. Matthew is a CFA Level II Candidate.
Zoe Haas, Investment Analyst
Zoe joined the Investment Management Office in July 2024 following an internship with the Financial Planning and Analysis division at Goldman Sachs the previous summer. She graduated from Tulane in 2024 with a degree Finance and Economics.
Janine Jandrositz, Department Administrator
Janine joined the Investment Management Office in August 2016. Before joining the team, she worked for ten years as the VP of Administration for Lincoln Healthcare Leadership, where her role encompassed Human Resources and Office Management. She also worked as an Executive Assistant for Greenbriar Equity. Janine has a BS in Business Management from the University of Redlands.
Robert Lycoudes, Performance Associate
Robert joined the Investment Management Office in January 2017. From November 2014 to January 2017, Robert worked in the Margin Lending department at Goldman Sachs. Before that, he worked at Interactive Brokers and interned at UBS Private Wealth Management. Robert received his BS in Mathematics and Finance from Sacred Heart University in 2012.
Mary Kopas, Performance Analyst
Mary joined the Investment Management Office in February of 2020. She has worked most of her career in accounting and finance roles for government contractors, Norden Systems, a division of United Technologies, as well as Northrop Grumman. She also has experience in the non-profit sector as an accountant at Norwalk Hospital Foundation and Americares Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a BS in Accounting.
