Dodson: Diverse managers oversee only 1.3% of $69 trillion in assets
Daryn Dodson · Diversity Equity & Inclusion 5: Daryn Dodson – Training and Action at Illumen Capital (Capital Allocators, EP.168) · Dec 14, 2020 · at 20:17
Daryn Dodson, founder of Illumen Capital, discusses systemic underrepresentation and untapped investment opportunity among women and fund managers of color in the institutional asset management industry.
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“Asset management is 1.3% Of 69 trillion dollars in capital that are managed by one of the largest demographics of folks on the planet being women and people of color.”
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