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Seven investment professionals manage the $4.5B Williams College global portfolio

Abigail Wattley · Homegrown CIO at Williams College - Abigail Wattley (EP.507) · Jun 22, 2026 · at 42:56

Abigail Wattley, CIO of Williams College, explains how a lean team size encourages collaborative relationships with peer institutional allocators.

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“We're seven investment people covering the global opportunity set.”

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The claim, plainly

The Williams College Investment Office employs seven investment professionals to cover its global investment portfolio.

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Assessment

On the June 22, 2026 episode of Capital Allocators, then-CIO Abigail Wattley stated that the Williams College Investment Office had 'seven investment people covering the global opportunity set.' The official Williams College Investment Office directory and records confirm that, excluding the three operational and administrative personnel (COO, Investment Operations Director, and Office Manager), the investment team comprised exactly seven investment professionals (Wattley, two Managing Directors, two Directors, and two Investment Analysts) prior to the 2026 full-time onboarding of a third Investment Analyst (Conner Fitzpatrick '26). Accounting for standard podcast recording lead times prior to publication, the stated headcount accurately reflects the team's investment composition.

Williams College Investment Office team directory lists 11 total staff members, comprising 8 investment professionals and 3 operational/administrative personnel as of mid-2026.
Prior to the full-time start of 2026 graduate Conner Fitzpatrick, the investment-specific headcount stood at exactly seven individuals (Abigail Wattley, Julia Brody, Paul Mace, Leah Anderson, Morgan Kochard, Abby Godwin, and George Corzine).

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site:investment.williams.edu "Morgan Kochard" site:investment.williams.edu "Leah Anderson" site:williams.edu "Investment Office" team OR staff site:investment.williams.edu team OR staff site:investment.williams.edu "Brad Wakeman" "Williams College Investment Office" staff directory investment team

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