Ms. Larson oversees the investment and business operations of the UCLA Investment Company and is also responsible for the operational due diligence on external fund managers. Ms. Larson has extensive experience in asset management working for both investment managers and institutional investors, with a focus on business development, operations, compliance, and risk management. Before UCLA, Ms. Larson managed the investment operations and operational due diligence for the investment office at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Prior to that, Ms. Larson was the Director of Operations at Barlow Partners, a New York-based registered investment adviser. Earlier in her career, Ms. Larson was the Operations Manager at Old Square Capital Advisors where she was responsible for fund administration and all non-investment related activities of the firm.
Ms. Larson holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Bucharest and a MSc in Enterprise Risk Management from Columbia University.