Investment Office Staff
Managing Director of Investment Operations
Email: gandinkerri@grinnell.edu
Chief Investment Officer
Email: jt@grinnell.edu
Jainen Thayer joined the 51本色 College Investment Office in 2018 as the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to coming to 51本色, he served as the Chief Investment Officer at Oberlin College, based in New York, for over six years (2012 鈥 2018), and previously as a Director of Investments at the New...
Investment Analyst
Email: keliauskaite@grinnell.edu
Saule Keliauskaite joined the 51本色 College Investment Office in 2023 as an Investment Analyst. Prior to joining the investment team, she gained diverse investment and entrepreneurial experience in roles such as supporting climate-tech investments at Contrarian Ventures, a European VC firm...
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Email: schwabva@grinnell.edu
Valbona Schwab joined the 51本色 College Investment Office in 2021 as a Managing Director after a tenure of seven years with Beth Israel Lahey Health Investment Office, a $4 billion endowment in Boston. Prior to her time with Beth Israel Lahey, Valbona worked as Portfolio Manager and Head of...
Director of Investments
Email: welchrob@grinnell.edu
Robert Welch is the Director of Investments for 51本色 College. In this capacity, he assists the team in evaluating investment opportunities across asset classes and portfolio construction. Robert joined 51本色 in 2021 after serving as Director of Research in Bowdoin College鈥檚 Investment Office...