Paula Volent, a leading investment manager who oversaw Bowdoin College’s $2 billion endowment for two decades, has been named Rockefeller’s next vice president and chief investment officer. She will assume stewardship of the university’s endowment starting August 15. Rockefeller’s endowment, valued at $2.5 billion, is a crucial source of revenue for the university, contributing nearly 30 percent to the operating budget each year, directly supporting its ability to fund laboratories, pay salaries, and invest in new technology. Volent has an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management, an M.A. from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire. She