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David Harkins

Founding President and Chief Investment Officer

UCSF Foundation Investment Company

United States, California, San Francisco

About Me

David joined the UCSF in 2015 and is the founding president and chief investment officer. Previously, he oversaw equity and fixed-income investments as managing director of public markets for the University of Pennsylvania endowment. Before that, he served as vice president and head of equities at ICMA-RC, managing the Vantagepoint Equity Funds. He also previously was an analyst at Montgomery Asset Management in San Francisco. David also was a Teach for America corps member in New Orleans. He earned his bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Colorado and is a CFA charter holder.

Profile Information

Founding President and Chief Investment Officer

UCSF Foundation Investment Company

Investment Team, Operations Team

Investor

Endowment

San Francisco

California

United States

Aug 13, 2025

Work Experience

UCSF Foundation Investment Company

Founding President and Chief Investment Officer
Aug 2015 - Present
Email: david.harkins@ucsfinvestco.org

University of Pennsylvania

Managing Director of Public Markets
Sep 2006 - Jul 2015

ICMA Retirement Corporation

Vice President, Equities
Jan 1999 - Jan 2006

Montgomery Asset Management

Analyst
Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

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