Brian Scharf is a managing director in Investments for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and is responsible for developing asset allocation strategies, as well as selecting and monitoring external investment accounts and partnerships. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Scharf was a principal at Paragon Capital Management, where he managed portfolios comprised of individual securities in a variety of asset classes, meeting the client’s risk tolerance and income needs. Earlier, Scharf was a principal at Palmer Square Capital Management, where he managed concentrated portfolios of both direct corporate credit and diverse hedge fund strategies, designed with the intent to achieve hi