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| 100 Women in Hedge Funds | |
|---|---|
| Name | 100 Women in Hedge Funds |
| Formation | 2001 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Region served | Global |
| Fields | Finance, Philanthropy |
100 Women in Hedge Funds is a global non-profit organization founded in 2001 to advance careers for women in alternative investments and to raise capital for philanthropic causes. The organization connects professionals across hedge funds, private equity, asset management, banking, and consulting through networking, education, and fundraising initiatives. It operates chapters in major financial centers and has hosted prominent leaders, trustees, and donors from firms, foundations, and universities.
Founded in 2001 in New York City by industry figures responding to underrepresentation in hedge fund management, the organization expanded from a single chapter into a global network with chapters in London, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Tokyo, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston. Early supporters included executives from firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and BlackRock, while philanthropic partnerships involved institutions like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, World Bank, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Growth in the 2000s paralleled industry developments involving figures from George Soros, Ray Dalio, Paul Tudor Jones, Steven A. Cohen, and organizations such as Bridgewater Associates, Soros Fund Management, AQR Capital Management, and Elliott Management Corporation.
The stated mission emphasizes professional development, networking, mentorship, and philanthropy within alternative investments and financial services, engaging stakeholders from KPMG, PwC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and Bain & Company. Activities include career panels featuring leaders from UBS, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, HSBC, and Nomura, educational programs with universities like Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, London School of Economics, and Stanford University, and philanthropic grants involving The Rockefeller University, The Clinton Foundation, The Aspen Institute, and CARE International. The organization partners with institutional investors such as CalPERS, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and Norwegian Government Pension Fund on stewardship conversations and industry research.
Signature programs include mentorship schemes, speaker series, charity galas, investor forums, and skills workshops with alumni from Princeton University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and INSEAD. Annual events have hosted keynote speakers drawn from public figures and institutional leaders including guests associated with The White House, United Nations, International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, and Bank of England. Major fundraising events have supported causes endorsed by UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Room to Read, and Teach For America, while career events have featured recruiters from T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments, Vanguard, State Street, and Northern Trust.
Membership historically comprised portfolio managers, analysts, investor relations professionals, legal counsels, and allocators from firms like Millennium Management, Two Sigma Investments, Citadel LLC, Lone Pine Capital, and Third Point LLC. Leadership has included volunteers drawn from senior executives and board members with ties to The Carlyle Group, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Neuberger Berman, and Blackstone Group. Regional chairs and committee members have come from boutiques and institutions such as Renaissance Technologies, Man Group, Marshall Wace, PIMCO, and Schroders, while advisory councils have featured academics and philanthropists affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, The Brookings Institution, American Red Cross, and Smithsonian Institution.
Proponents cite increased visibility for women in alternative investments, stronger pipelines to leadership roles at firms including Bridgewater Associates, AQR Capital Management, Eton Park Capital Management, and Och-Ziff Capital Management, and millions raised for charities like The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Alzheimer's Association. Critics argue that networking-centric approaches draw attention away from structural issues raised by commentators connected to The Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal, and by policymakers at Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Conduct Authority. Some observers link the organization’s industry focus to debates about gender diversity metrics tracked by McKinsey & Company, Catalyst, and Pew Research Center, and to discussions involving activist investors such as Carl Icahn and Paul Singer.
Funding and partnerships combine corporate sponsorships, philanthropy, and event revenues involving financial firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, UBS, and Credit Suisse; consulting firms including McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group; and foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ford Foundation. Institutional partners include pension funds and endowments such as Harvard Management Company, Yale Investments Office, CalPERS, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Collaborative initiatives have been launched with advocacy and research organizations including Catalyst, LeanIn.Org, Women in Finance, Soros Economic Development Fund, and The Global Fund.
Category:Non-profit organizations based in New York City Category:Women in finance