Stanford LP Seminar
Stanford LP Seminar Series
How the world's leading allocators think about capital.
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The Program
Eleven sessions across the Fall 2026 season
Sessions run from September through November on the Stanford University campus under the Chatham House Rule.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Session 01: https://luma.com/tmp1kqvt
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Khandelwal | Head – Family Office | Avvashya Capital Global Family Office | Dubai, UAE | Family office |
| Wendy Craft | CEO / CIO | Ellesfo Family Office | New York, NY | Family office |
| Valerie Red-Horse Mohl | CIO, Bureau of Asset Management | Office of the NYC Comptroller | New York, NY | Public pension |
| Sam Levens | CIO | Stone Garden Group | New York, NY | Family office |
| Alex Tonelli | Founding Partner | Endurance Companies | New York, NY | Family office |
| Ahmed Hossam | Investment Manager | El Daba Holding | Cairo, Egypt | Family office |
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Session 02: https://luma.com/3w5x9br3
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alifia Doriwala | MD & Co-CIO | The RockCreek Group | New York, NY | OCIO |
| Octavio Sandoval | Principal | Illumen Capital | Oakland, CA | Impact investment manager |
| Aakar Vachhani | Managing Partner, focuses on emerging manager investing | Fairview Capital Partners | San Francisco & Connecticut | Fund of Funds |
| Solly Matheba | Principal Executive Officer | Tshwane Municipal Provident Fund | Pretoria, South Africa | Pension fund |
| Manuel Ramirez | CIO | Finestra | Mexico City, Mexico | Family office |
| David Trevino | Managing Partner | Zinco Capital family office | San Francisco, CA | Family office |
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Session 03: https://luma.com/7trz18a0
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Chai | CIO | Kansas State University Foundation | Manhattan, KS | University foundation |
| Richard Stensrud | Former Executive Director | School Employees Retirement System of Ohio | Columbus, OH | Public pension |
| Koonal Gandhi | CIO | Berggruen Holdings | New York, NY | Family office |
| Samo Lubej | Founder | Prosperita Multi Family Office | Slovenia | Family office |
| Asher Siddiqui | Managing Director | Song United | Palo Alto, CA | Family office |
| Ana Marshall | Chief Investment Officer | William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | Foundation |
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Session 04: https://luma.com/4gb8s2wt
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Jia | President & CEO | UBC Investment Management | Vancouver, Canada | University endowment |
| Alexander Abell | Partner, Head of RCP Solutions | RCP Advisors | Chicago, IL | Fund of Funds |
| Govind Shivkumar | Director, Investments | Omidyar Network | Redwood City, CA | Foundation |
| Michael Maestas | Managing Director, Investment Oversight & Due Diligence | DAFgiving360 | San Francisco, CA | Donor Advised Fund |
| Vishal Verma | Managing Partner | Edgewood Ventures | San Francisco, CA | Family office |
| Arturo Orozco | CEO | Ennea Family Office | Monterrey, Mexico | Family office |
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Session 05
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Volent | Senior Advisor (former VP & CIO) | The Rockefeller University | New York, NY | University endowment |
| William "Bill" Feinberg | President | Dorsar Investment Management | New York, NY | Family Office |
| Alex Felman | Founder / Principal | Felman Family Office / Exponential U | New York, NY | Family office |
| Carina Coleman | CIO | San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | San Diego, CA | Public pension |
| Brian Matthews | Founder | Olympic Family Office | New York, NY | Family office |
| Andrew M Paul | Founder and CEO | Sopris Capital 4 | Denver, CO | Family Office |
Monday, October 12, 2026
Session 06
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Casscells | Co-CEO & CIO | Aetos Alternatives Management | New York, NY | OCIO |
| Laurence Richards | Founder & CEO | Legacy Road Family Offices | Los Angeles, CA | Family office |
| Benjamin Wilson | Senior MD, Global Head of Secondaries | HQ Capital | New York, NY | Fund of Funds |
| Bruce Greenwald | Founder & Managing Director | Rosehaven Family Office | New York, NY | Family office |
| Andrew Fisher | President | Unity Hunt, Inc. | Dallas, TX | Family office |
| Dilip Massand | Co-Founder & CEO | Phoenix Advisors | Abu Dhabi | Investment manager |
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Session 07
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ya Tung | CIO | Jefferies Family Office | New York, NY | Family office |
| Mike Pia | CIO | Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | University foundation |
| Jason Blanck | Founder & Principal | Blanck Capital | New York, NY | Family office |
| Don Butler | Managing Director | Thomvest Asset Management | Toronto, Canada | Family Office |
| Nelson Dumas | CEO | Numan Wealth Partners SA | Geneva, Switzerland | Wealth manager |
| Donald Kendig | Executive Director & CEO | Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | Fresno, CA | Public pension |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Session 08
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Recker | CIO & Treasurer | The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Foundation |
| Heinz Blennemann | Principal | Blennemann Family Investments | New York, NY | Family office |
| Jenni Risku | Chief Strategic Partner | Click Ventures | Helsinki, Finland | Family office |
| Ashley Baum | MD, Head of Special Opportunities | Teacher Retirement System of Texas | Austin, TX | Public pension |
| Eyad Abdulrahim | Investment Professional | Power International Holding | Doha, Qatar | Sovereign-linked investor |
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Session 09
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ramage | CIO | AccessLex Institute | Washington, DC | Education finance organization |
| Brendon Reay | CIO | Bush Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Foundation |
| Paul Dumars | CFO / COO | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Washington, DC | Charitable foundation |
| Ben Stoddard | Managing Partner | HRK Foundation | New York, NY | Foundation |
| Ben Samlid | Chief Strategist | Abu Dhabi Investment Concile | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Sovereign-linked investor |
| Amine Bentaleb | Managing Partner | Patrimium Multi Family Office | London, UK | Multi-family office |
Monday, November 2, 2026
Session 10
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chun Lai | CIO | Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | Foundation |
| Ed Grefenstette | CEO & CIO | Dietrich Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Foundation |
| Piotr Dmuchowski | CEO | Polish Development Fund (PFR) | Warsaw, Poland | Development finance institution |
| Hassan Afifi | CEO | Lambourn Capital Ltd | London, UK | Family office |
| Ben Rifkin | CEO | Ten Eighty Capital | New York, NY | Family office |
| Elmer Huh | CIO | M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | Foundation |
Monday, November 9, 2026
Session 11
| Name | Title | Organization | City | LP Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Thees | Co-CEO & Senior Managing Director | KfW Capital | Frankfurt, Germany | Development finance institution |
| Suraj K. Gupta | President & CEO | Rogue Insight Capital Ltd. | New York, NY | Family office |
| Nathan Tuck | PM, Private Equity | Abu Dhabi Pension Fund | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Pension fund |
| Alexandre Andreani | CIO | Andreani & Associates | New York, NY | Family office |
| Jianhua Peng | Senior Investment Officer, Pension Investment Unit | International Monetary Fund | Washington, DC | Multilateral institution |
