Karen Welch

Chief Investment Officer at

Spider Management Co. LLC

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Ms. Karen H.
Welch, CFA, is a Chief Investment Officer at Spider Management Co. LLC.
As Chief Investment Officer, she leads the investment team and is responsible for portfolio management and investment decision making.
She has over 27 years of investment industry experience.
Ms. Welch was previously employed as a Director of Portfolio Strategy by Stanford Management Co., a Principal by J.P.
Morgan & Co., Inc. (Delaware), and a Principal by The David & Lucile Packard Foundation.
She received her undergraduate degree from Bucknell University and a graduate degree from Harvard University.

Karen Welch active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Spider Management Co. LLC Spider Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spider Management seeks to generate the right returns for the right clients — those oriented toward preservation of capital and long-term performance. The firm invests clients’ assets in private investment funds or separate account vehicles managed by third party investment managers.	Chief Investment Officer	2025-06-30

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Companies	Position	End
Stanford Management Co. Stanford Management Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous SMC provides support for current university operations and preserving the endowment’s purchasing power for future generations – require an investment program that is equity-oriented and capable of generating sufficiently high long-term returns, notwithstanding occasionally volatile global economic environments. The Merged Pool includes domestic and foreign public equities, real assets (real estate and natural resources), and private equity investments. Absolute return strategies that have a low correlation to broader markets contribute to portfolio diversification. Acknowledging the University’s long-term investment horizon, the investment strategy is designed to accept a responsible degree of illiquidity to drive incremental returns. A small portion of the Merged Pool is held in high quality fixed income and cash for liquidity purposes.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2014-12-31
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (Delaware) J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (Delaware) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides financial services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Profile Unavailable	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Stanford Management Co. Stanford Management Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous SMC provides support for current university operations and preserving the endowment’s purchasing power for future generations – require an investment program that is equity-oriented and capable of generating sufficiently high long-term returns, notwithstanding occasionally volatile global economic environments. The Merged Pool includes domestic and foreign public equities, real assets (real estate and natural resources), and private equity investments. Absolute return strategies that have a low correlation to broader markets contribute to portfolio diversification. Acknowledging the University’s long-term investment horizon, the investment strategy is designed to accept a responsible degree of illiquidity to drive incremental returns. A small portion of the Merged Pool is held in high quality fixed income and cash for liquidity purposes.	Miscellaneous
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bucknell University Bucknell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Profile Unavailable	Miscellaneous
Spider Management Co. LLC Spider Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spider Management seeks to generate the right returns for the right clients — those oriented toward preservation of capital and long-term performance. The firm invests clients’ assets in private investment funds or separate account vehicles managed by third party investment managers.	Finance
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (Delaware) J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (Delaware) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides financial services	Finance