Linda Assante

CIO at Uplifting Capital

Speaker

Linda’s extensive background is in constructing and managing institutional quality private market investment portfolios for institutions and “insti-viduals” (i.e., individual families and foundations that invest like institutions).

Prior to joining Uplifting Capital, Linda was a Managing Partner at Jasper Ridge Partners (formerly Oak Hill Investment Management), a discretionary investment management firm serving prominent families, foundations, and global institutions with $32 billion in assets under management. Linda was a member of the firm’s investment, portfolio construction, and valuation committees.

Prior to joining Jasper Ridge Partners in 2008, Linda was a Principal with The Townsend Group, where she constructed portfolios on behalf of public and private pension funds. Previously, Linda was at J.P. Morgan where she was Head of West Coast Real Estate, Lodging & Gaming Investment Banking.

Linda serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Catalyst Impact Fund; James Campbell Company; Mountain View Clean Energy; The Swig Company; Terreno Realty Corporation; Pension Real Estate Association Foundation; and Urban Alliance. In addition, she serves on the Advisory Boards of Azimuth Capital Management and Catalyst Housing Group. Linda is also a member of the Investment Committee and the Board of Trustees of Lafayette College, currently serving as Vice Chair. She has a BA in Economics and Business from Lafayette College.