Ellen Ellison

7 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 2, 2017 by Ellen Ellison · across every show →

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Oct 2, 2017
Insight
Ellison: The best investment decision-making is made by fewer people
“I think that the best decision, investment decision making, Making is made by fewer people.”
Ellen Ellison Oct 2, 2017 ▶ 39:05 Ellen Ellison – Playing to Your Strengths (Capital Allocators, EP.27)
Oct 2, 2017 positive
Disclosure
Illinois Foundation targets first-time funds over tier-two managers, Ellison notes
“We've decided, instead of hiring, you know, B, C, and D, we're setting off to try to find smaller groups, first-time funds, smaller funds, so everything is kind of skewed towards smaller as a result, one way to handle that issue.”
Ellen Ellison Oct 2, 2017 ▶ 16:04 Ellen Ellison – Playing to Your Strengths (Capital Allocators, EP.27)
Oct 2, 2017
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Ellison: University of Illinois Foundation cut investment committee size in half
“So we had to figure out a way to shrink the size of the investment committee from, I believe it was around 16 or 17, In half.”
Ellen Ellison Oct 2, 2017 ▶ 17:45 Ellen Ellison – Playing to Your Strengths (Capital Allocators, EP.27)
Oct 2, 2017 negative
Insight
Asset managers lose entrepreneurial edge after 10-15 years, Ellison argues
“I've been fairly convinced that when you look at life cycles of firms and talent and how, in particular, the hedge fund industry, but I think this applies to any asset management or investment manager, it's just very hard to maintain the same entrepreneurial t…”
Ellen Ellison Oct 2, 2017 ▶ 16:29 Ellen Ellison – Playing to Your Strengths (Capital Allocators, EP.27)
Oct 2, 2017 positive
Insight
Ellison: CIOs must invite constructive disagreement to avoid drowning out team insights
“My personal leadership project for the next year is to really figure out a way, and you'd think it'd be easier with a small team, and no doubt it is, and we're all in the same place, so this is not a complex organizational structure, but I know there is a way …”
Ellen Ellison Oct 2, 2017 ▶ 49:10 Ellen Ellison – Playing to Your Strengths (Capital Allocators, EP.27)
Oct 28, 2021 positive
Insight
GP reaction to LP term feedback reveals long-term partnership ability, says Ellison
“And I find the way a GP reacts to term suggestions to be highly revelatory in terms of their ability to be a great partner going forward.”
Ellen Ellison Oct 28, 2021 ▶ 8:35 Rashmi Kwatra – Sixteenth Street Capital (Manager Meetings, EP.17)
Oct 28, 2021 bullish
Disclosure
Ellison: University of Illinois layered $5M monthly into Sixteenth Street Capital
“We were going to start with a fairly good allocation, but we thought we'll stay about 10 to 15% of her total fund assets. So I started layering in, I think I did like five million every month for the first five, six months.”
Ellen Ellison Oct 28, 2021 ▶ 8:56 Rashmi Kwatra – Sixteenth Street Capital (Manager Meetings, EP.17)
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