Investor

About the Role

MIT Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) manages over $25 billion in financial assets for the Institute’s endowment, retirement plan, and other capital pools. The Global Investment Staff (GIS) invests primarily in partnerships with external investment managers across various strategies including long equity stock picking, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate, and natural resources. The mandate is to invest MIT’s capital in compelling public and private investment opportunities globally, in partnership with the world’s best investors.

Key Responsibilities

• Source potential investment opportunities by utilizing and building networks, independent research, and collaboration.
• Screen a high volume of inbound opportunities with sound independent judgment.
• Write investment memos with guidance from a mentor and the team.
• Serve on the internal investment committee.
• Conduct due diligence on potential investment opportunities as part of underwriting teams, acting as “Champion” or “Co-Champion”.
• Take meetings and travel as needed for each opportunity.
• Analyze risk and reward using available tools to assess best actions for the portfolio.
• Elicit, value, and weigh conflicting opinions appropriately in partnership with teammates.
• Maintain relationships with current and potential investment managers with a partnership orientation.
• Monitor potential partnerships and stay engaged with high-potential investors.
• Intentionally cultivate and expand industry networks, building and maintaining symbiotic relationships with external industry and subject-matter experts globally.
• Partner with Investment Accounting & Operations (IAO), GIS Legal, and Data Teams end-to-end in the investment process to negotiate investment terms, analyze risk, and optimize investment sizing decisions.
• Travel frequently (domestically and internationally) for in-person meetings, due diligence, and to attend Annual General Meetings.
• Independently seek out and pursue new ways to improve skills as an investor, a relationship builder, and a teammate.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of basic financial concepts and tools.
• Demonstrated interest in investing.
• Ability to elicit, value, and weigh conflicting opinions.
• Love of learning and demonstrated growth mindset driven by intellectual curiosity and humility.
• Ability to evaluate conflicting mental models of investing down to a day-to-day business level.
• Demonstrated ability to be a persistent self-starter and bring things to fruition with an entrepreneurial mindset, balanced by patience and apprenticeship.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to adjust style to suit different perspectives and audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Exceptional time management to meet responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment.
• Excellent organization capabilities, including demonstrated ability to initiate tasks independently and see them through to completion.
• Ability to represent MIT with integrity in all contexts.