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Ms. Alaina M.
Anderson, CFA MBA, is a Partner at William Blair & Co. LLC and at William Blair Investment Management LLC.
She is also a Portfolio Manager for the International Leaders and International Leaders ADR strategies.
Previously, she was a Global Research Analyst covering real-estate, utilities, and engineering companies.
Before joining William Blair in 2006, Ms. Anderson was a Senior Analyst in the investments department of the MacArthur Foundation, where she provided research support for internally managed portfolios and was involved in investment manager due diligence, selection, and monitoring for the foundation’s U.S., non-U.S., and hedge-fund portfolios.
Before joining the MacArthur Foundation, she was an Investor Relations Consultant with Ashton Partners and a Financial Advisor with UBS Painewebber.
She received a B.S.
from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
She is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago.
Alaina Mikoa Anderson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management)
William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance William Blair-IM is an active investment manager that utilizes a variety of methods and strategies to make investment decisions and recommendations. When evaluating investment opportunities, they employ fundamental and technical research methods using various resources. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2021-12-31 |
William Blair Investment Management LLC
William Blair Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance William Blair is an active investment manager which employs disciplined, analytical research processes across a wide range of strategies, including US equity, non-US equity, and emerging markets debt. The firm employs both fundamental and technical research methods when evaluating investment opportunities. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2019-05-31 |
Former positions of Alaina Mikoa Anderson
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John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous MacArthur Foundation seeks to achieve strong, risk-adjusted net investment returns over time, at a cost comparable to other institutions with similar asset allocations. They use two methods for the ongoing management of its investment assets: an investment portfolio designed to earn a financial return sufficient to support a substantial, stable level of grantmaking and related operating activity over the planning horizon; and an impact investments portfolio dedicated to the advancement of the Foundation's program and philanthropic purposes. The Foundation maintains a broadly diversified portfolio with allocation to a variety of asset classes, both public and private, largely through investments in multi-investor pooled funds managed by outside investment managers that invest in underlying companies or securities. They manage risk through rigorous analytical research and broad diversification. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous MacArthur Foundation seeks to achieve strong, risk-adjusted net investment returns over time, at a cost comparable to other institutions with similar asset allocations. They use two methods for the ongoing management of its investment assets: an investment portfolio designed to earn a financial return sufficient to support a substantial, stable level of grantmaking and related operating activity over the planning horizon; and an impact investments portfolio dedicated to the advancement of the Foundation's program and philanthropic purposes. The Foundation maintains a broadly diversified portfolio with allocation to a variety of asset classes, both public and private, largely through investments in multi-investor pooled funds managed by outside investment managers that invest in underlying companies or securities. They manage risk through rigorous analytical research and broad diversification. | Miscellaneous |
William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management)
William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance William Blair-IM is an active investment manager that utilizes a variety of methods and strategies to make investment decisions and recommendations. When evaluating investment opportunities, they employ fundamental and technical research methods using various resources. | Finance |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
William Blair Investment Management LLC
William Blair Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance William Blair is an active investment manager which employs disciplined, analytical research processes across a wide range of strategies, including US equity, non-US equity, and emerging markets debt. The firm employs both fundamental and technical research methods when evaluating investment opportunities. | Finance |
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