Mark Yusko
Mark Yusko is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management, an SEC-registered investment adviser. He is also the Managing Partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets. Yusko is a recognized investor and hedge fund manager known for identifying "what's next" in the world of investments. He has been at the forefront of institutional investing throughout his career. Prior to Morgan Creek, he spent six years as the Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of UNC Management Company, the endowment investment office for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before that, he was Senior Investment Director for the University of Notre Dame Investment Office. Yusko also serves as an advisory board member of a number of private capital partnerships and alternative investment programs and has served as a consultant on alternative investments to a select group of institutions.
Mark Yusko Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer
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Founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer
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Senior Investment Director for the UND Investment Office
Academic History
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M.B.A., Accounting and Finance
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B.S., Biology and Chemistry
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Advisory Board Member, DukeEngage
President and Chairman of the Investment Committee, The Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Foundation
President and and Head of Investment Committee, Morgan Creek Foundation
UNC MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Throughout his tenure, he directly oversaw strategic and tactical asset allocation recommendations to the Investment Fund Board.
He also oversaw investment manager selection, manager performance evaluation, spending policy management and performance reporting.
Total assets under management were $1.5 billion ($1.2 billion in endowment assets and $300 million in working capital).
UNCMC also provided outsourced investment management services to select schools within the UNC system.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
An early investor in alternative asset classes at Notre Dame, he brought the Endowment Model of investing to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which contributed to significant performance gains for the Endowment.
He worked with the Chief Investment Officer in all aspects of Endowment Management including asset allocation, investment manager selection, manager performance evaluation, spending policy management and reporting to the Board of Trustees.
He was primarily responsible for portfolio construction and was actively involved in establishing and building strong programs in real estate, private equity and marketable alternatives.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Yusko is a highly sought after speaker for many industry conferences and events and is a frequent guest on shows.
He has been featured or quoted in Bloomberg, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, Institutional Investor, Reuters, and Fox Business.
He has also been quoted in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, Blockworks, and more.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.