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Jim McGill Senior VP for Finance and Administration Johns Hopkins University (retired) 1

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For more information contact: [email protected] James T. McGill who is the Senior VP for Finance and Administration form Johns Hopkins University delivered his presentation entitled "Exploring the Role of the Endowment within the Parent Institution's Overall Financial Risk Management Strategy" Join the 2014 North American Summit along with 60 CIO’s and top decision makers from North America’s largest corporate and public pension funds as well as foundations, endowments and those offering the latest investment strategies on the marketing. For more information contact: [email protected]

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Page 1: Exploring the Role of the Endowment within the Parent Institution's Overall Financial Risk Management Strategy - Presentation: James T. McGill, Johns Hopkins University - North American

Jim McGillJSenior VP for Finance and Administration

Johns Hopkins University (retired)

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Page 2: Exploring the Role of the Endowment within the Parent Institution's Overall Financial Risk Management Strategy - Presentation: James T. McGill, Johns Hopkins University - North American

Governing Board

Investment Finance C iCommittee Committee

Faculty Donors

SVP/EVP/CFO

Faculty

Students Development

Donors

CIO

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Stude ts Development Staff

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C i E i1. Comparative Economics2. Control

• Fiduciary responsibility• Division of responsibility

b t i tit ti dbetween institution and investment manager

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Page 5: Exploring the Role of the Endowment within the Parent Institution's Overall Financial Risk Management Strategy - Presentation: James T. McGill, Johns Hopkins University - North American

1. Investment Committee • SizeSize• Composition

2. Relative roles of CIO and C ittCommittee• Asset allocation• Benchmark selectionBenchmark selection• Manager selection• Performance reporting

St ffi d i i• Staffing decisions

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1. Make money with controlled riskO h d i2. Other duties• Serve mission and objectives of

organizationorganization• Understand , acknowledge, participate

in broad, strategic, financial matters of parentparent

• Always appreciate the primary interests of parent

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1. Institutional liquidityq y• Not just endowment investment risk,

but need for institutional liquidityE d t t i tit ti l• Endowment payouts, institutional dependence on capital markets (e.g., variable rate debt)capital calls

2. Reputational risks

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Page 10: Exploring the Role of the Endowment within the Parent Institution's Overall Financial Risk Management Strategy - Presentation: James T. McGill, Johns Hopkins University - North American

1. Relate to faculty, students and donorsf l h f l• Some faculty with professional investment interests;

others in monitoring administration• Some student directed investments

2. Positional politics, e.g., apartheid, Darfur, sweat shops, etc., etc.

3 Serve on institutional committees risk3. Serve on institutional committees – risk management, capital planning, benefits, etc.

4. Broader community service• Philanthropic entities – boards, investment committees• Institutional professional groups, e.g., NACUBO

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