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Andrew J. Zucker

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Harvard Invests in Cryptocurrency, Report Says

Harvard Management Company, the firm that oversees the University's multi-billion dollar endowment, recently invested in “at least one cryptocurrency fund,” according to a report published by The Information last month.


Harvard Management Company Mum on Number of Employees

Amid a structural overhaul, HMC has kept mum about its number of employees. The silence is characteristic of an organization that is often a black box.


Harvard Grows Revenues, Net Assets, But HMC Chief ‘Not Pleased’ With Endowment Returns

After Harvard's endowment saw the second-worst rate of return on investment in the Ivy League, HMC CEO N.P. “Narv” Narvekar said in the latest annual financial report that he is "not pleased" with the past year's returns.


Columbia Returns 9 Percent on Endowment, Making It The Only Ivy With Worse Returns than Harvard

The Columbia Investment Management Company, which manages the New York school’s finances, announced that the gains brought its total endowment to $10.9 billion.


Harvard Endowment Returns Lag Behind Peers Again

While Harvard’s return on its endowment marked an improvement from last year’s “disappointing” results, the University’s financial growth continues to lag behind its peer institutions.